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Karnataka got Rs 4,433 crore under child nutrition scheme in 5 years
Karnataka has received Rs 4,433 crore from the Union government under child nutrition and maternal health schemes in the last five years, Union minister of state for women and child development Savitri…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka has received Rs 4,433 crore from the Union government under child nutrition and maternal health schemes in the last five years, Union minister of state for women and child development Savitri Thakur told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The funds, part of the Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 initiative, cover nutritional support for children under six, pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls, and anganwadi centre upgrades.
The state got its highest yearly allocation of Rs 1,003.7 crore in 2021-22, but the amount has since stayed below Rs 1,000 crore. In 2025-26, Karnataka received Rs 863.64 crore. The state has spent Rs 3,474.9 crore of the total until 2024-25. The Centre has approved 17,732 anganwadi centres in Karnataka for upgradation under the scheme, including 23 in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group areas.
The Indian Opinion
The funding dip from Rs 1,004 crore in 2021-22 to Rs 864 crore in 2025-26 feeds a lazy narrative that the Centre is shortchanging Karnataka. Yet the state spent only Rs 3,475 crore of the Rs 4,433 crore released, leaving nearly Rs 1,000 crore unspent. Before accusing Delhi, Bengaluru should explain why its anganwadi infrastructure and nutrition outcomes lag despite the money. The real test: will Karnataka spend its full 2025-26 allocation on the 17,732 Saksham Anganwadis it has approved?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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