The total number of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helperssanctioned in the countryare1399697 and 1282847 respectively. The distribution of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers across the States/UTs is given at Annexure-I.
The Anganwadi Services {under Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme} envisages the Anganwadi Workers & Helpers as honorary workers from local community who come forward to render their services, on part time basis, in the area of child care and development. Being honorary workers, they are paid monthly honoraria as decided by Government from time to time.
The Government of India has recently enhanced the honorarium of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) at main-Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) from Rs. 3,000/- to Rs. 4,500/- per month; AWWs at mini-AWCs from Rs. 2,250/- to Rs. 3,500/- per month; Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) from Rs 1,500/- to Rs. 2,250/- per month; and introduced performance linked incentive of Rs. 250/- per month to AWHs, effective from 1st October, 2018. Further, AWWs are allowed performance linked incentive of ₹ 500/- per month for using ICDS-CAS under POSHAN Abhiyaan.In addition to the honorarium paid by the Government of India, the respective State/UTs are giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources as per details given at Annexure-II.
In addition, the AWWs and AWHs are also entitled for paid absence of 180 days of maternity leave, two sets of uniform per year, insurance coverage under the Pradhan MantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojana (for 18-50 years age functionaries), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojana (for 18-59 years age functionaries) and AnganwadiKaryakartBimaYojana (for 51-59 years age functionaries)
The training is provided to the Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) at the Anganwadi Workers Training Centres (AWTCs) under ICDS Training Programme. AWWs are provided Job Training course for a duration of 26 working days. In case of back log, Induction training with a shorter duration of 5 working days is conducted for placing functionaries in to job prior to their job training. Vertical training for the block functionaries is conducted in selected districts at the district level. Under the POSHAN Abhiyan, capacity building of Anganwadi Workers is done through Incremental Learning Approach (ILA) having 21 training modules. The AWWs are oriented on one module in every 15 days. The e-ILA software is developed as a comprehensive training and evaluation web-based learning portal for the field workers. This is in addition to ongoing face-to-face ILA.
The rate of honorarium payable to these functionaries is given above.
Under the Anganwadi Services Scheme, Anganwadi Centres are sanctioned on the basis of population norms and each Anganwadi Centre has one Anganwadi Worker and one Anganwadi Helper. In case of mini Anganwadi only one Anganwadi worker is sanctioned.
Annexure-I
Sl. No.
State/UT
No. of Anganwadi Workers
No. of Anganwadi Helpers
Sanctioned
In-position
Sanctioned
In-position
1
Andhra Pradesh
55607
54101
48768
45650
2
Telangana
35700
30781
31711
29400
3
Arunachal Pradesh
6225
6225
6225
6225
4
Assam
62153
61038
56728
55949
5
Bihar
115009
95395
107894
87168
6
Chhattisgarh
52474
49968
46660
43590
7
Goa
1262
1235
1262
1239
8
Gujarat
53029
51595
51229
48710
9
Haryana
25962
25250
25450
24725
10
Himachal Pradesh
18925
18770
18386
18175
11
Jammu & Kashmir
31938
29599
31938
29599
12
Jharkhand
38432
37577
35881
34999
13
Karnataka
65911
64610
62580
59819
14
Kerala
33318
33115
33189
32986
15
Madhya Pradesh
97135
96028
84465
83183
16
Maharashtra
110486
94455
97475
90197
17
Manipur
11510
10274
9958
9497
18
Meghalaya
5896
5896
4630
4630
19
Mizoram
2244
2244
2244
2157
20
Nagaland
3980
3980
3980
3980
21
Odisha
74154
71424
63738
61623
22
Punjab
27314
26824
26074
25093
23
Rajasthan
62010
59451
55806
53243
24
Sikkim
1308
1308
1308
1308
25
Tamil Nadu
54439
49109
49499
43954
26
Tripura
10145
9911
10145
9911
27
Uttar Pradesh
190145
173518
167855
149409
28
Uttarakhand
20067
19347
14947
14186
29
West Bengal
119481
107603
119481
101196
30
A & N Islands
720
719
689
689
31
Chandigarh
450
450
450
450
32
Delhi
10897
9451
10897
10728
33
Dadra & N Haveli
302
302
247
233
34
Daman & Diu
107
102
107
102
35
Lakshadweep
107
107
96
96
36
Puducherry
855
855
855
855
Total
1399697
1302617
1282847
1184954
ANNEXURE-II
Statement indicating additional honorarium given by the States/UTs to AWWs/AWHs from their own resources (As on 14.06.2019)
S. No.
States/UTs
Additional honorarium given by States/UTs (In Rs.)
Anganwadi Workers (AWW)
Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs)
Andaman & Nicobar
3000
2500
Andhra Pradesh
1200
700
Arunachal Pradesh
Nil
Nil
Assam
2000
1000
Bihar
750
375
Chandigarh
2000
1000
Chhattisgarh
2000
1000
Dadra Nagar Haveli
1000
600
Daman & Diu
1000
600
Delhi
6678
3339
Goa
3062-11937*
3000-6000*
Gujarat
3300
1700
Haryana
7286-8429*
4215
Himachal Pradesh
1750
900
Jammu & Kashmir
600
340
Jharkhand
1400
700
Karnataka
5000
2500
Kerala
2000
2000
Lakshadweep
3000
2000
Madhya Pradesh
7000
3500
Maharashtra
2000
1000
Manipur
100
50
Meghalaya
Nil
Nil
Odisha
1000
500
Puducherry
600
300
Punjab
2600
1300
Rajasthan
1724-1736*
1065
Sikkim
2225
1500
Uttarakhand
3000
1500
West Bengal
1300
1300
Uttar Pradesh
1000
500
Nagaland
Nil
Nil
Mizoram
294-306*
150
Tamil Nadu
6750 (that includes pay-2500, GP-500, & DA-3750)
4275 (that includes pay-1500, GP-400, & DA-2375)
Telangana
10500
6000
Tripura
2865
1924
*Depending on the qualification and /or number of years of service
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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