MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c): 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. AWWs are paid Rs. 500/- per month under POSHAN Abhiyaan for using ICDS-CAS. Besides this, many States/UTs are also giving additional honorarium to Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helper out of their own resources for any additional work assigned to them. Statement indicating additional honorarium paid by States/UTs to AWWs/AWHs in placed at Annexure-I.
Under the Social Security benefits, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)/ Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) in the age group of 18-50 years are covered under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) providing life cover of ? 2.00 Lakh, those in the age group of 18-59 years are covered under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) for accidental cover of ? 2.00 Lakh / ? 1.00 Lakh and those in the age group of 51-59 years (closed group as on 01.06.2017) are covered with the modified Anganwadi Karyakarti Bima Yojana (AKBY) for life cover of ? 30,000/-. The AWWs/AWHs are also provided Female Critical Illness benefits of ? 20,000/- on diagnosis of identified illness and scholarships to their children studying in 9th to 12th Standard (including ITI courses). These social security benefits to AWWs/AWHs are being provided in association with the LIC.
AWWs and AWHs are also entitled for Supplementary Nutrition under the Anganwadi Services Scheme. The scale of nutrition is the same as that for Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers.
POSHAN Abhiyaan empowers the frontline functionaries i.e. Anganwadi Workers and Lady Supervisors by providing them with smart phones. ICDS-Common Application Software have been developed under POSHAN Abhiyaan which enables data capture, ensures assigned service delivery and prompts for interventions wherever required. The software allows capture of data from the field on the mobile phone of the Anganwadi Worker. It enables collection of information on ICDS service delivery interventions and its impact on nutrition outcomes in beneficiaries.
This data/information is then available on web-based ICDS-CAS dashboard on a near real time basis, for monitoring, to the supervisory staff from Block, District, State to National level for action and decision making at their end. The dashboard displays data and provides reports on various programme areas to the administrative officers to interpret and use the deductions for improving service delivery. As on 30.06.2019, 3.54 lakh Anganwadi Workers are using the ICDS-CAS Application across 21 States/UTs as per details in Annexure-II.
(d): No, sir.
(e): Does not arise.
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Annexure-I
Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 3392 to be answered on 12.07.2019 regarding "Facilities to Anganwadi Workers"
S. No. States/UTs Additional honorarium given by States/UTs (In Rs.)
Anganwadi Workers (AWW) Anganwadi Helper (AWH)
1. Andaman & Nicobar 3000 2500
2. Andhra Pradesh 1200 700
3. Arunachal Pradesh Nil Nil
4. Assam 2000 1000
5. Bihar 750 375
6. Chandigarh 2000 1000
7. Chhattisgarh 2000 1000
8. Dadra Nagar Haveli 1000 600
9. Daman & Diu 1000 600
10. Delhi 6678 3339
11. Goa 3062-11937* 3000-6000*
12. Gujarat 3300 1700
13. Haryana 7286-8429* 4215
14. Himachal Pradesh 1750 900
15. Jammu & Kashmir 600 340
16. Jharkhand 1400 700
17. Karnataka 5000 2500
18. Kerala 2000 2000
19. Lakshadweep 3000 2000
20. Madhya Pradesh 7000 3500
21. Maharashtra 2000 1000
22. Manipur 100 50
23. Meghalaya Nil Nil
24. Odisha 1000 500
25. Puducherry 600 300
26. Punjab 2600 1300
27. Rajasthan 1724-1736* 1065
28. Sikkim 2225 1500
29. Uttarakhand 3000 1500
30. West Bengal 1300 1300
31. Uttar Pradesh 1000 500
32. Nagaland Nil Nil
33. Mizoram 294-306* 150
34. Tamil Nadu 6750 (that includes pay-2500, GP-500, & DA-3750) 4275 (that includes pay-1500, GP-400, & DA-2375)
35. Telangana 10500 6000
36. Tripura 2865 1924
* Depending on the qualification and/or number of years of service
Annexure- II
Statement referred to in Part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.3392 to be answered on 12.07.2019 regarding “Facilities to Anganwadi Workers”
S.No Name of the State/UT Number of Anganwadi covered through ICDS-CAS Application (as on 30.06.2019)
1. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 1637
2. ANDHRA PRADESH 55560
3. BIHAR 25500
4. CHANDIGARH 450
5. CHHATTISGARH 10473
6. DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 303
7. DAMAN & DIU 102
8. HIMACHAL PRADESH 7591
9. JHARKHAND 10701
10. MADHYA PRADESH 27799
11. MAHARASHTRA 106400
12. MEGHALAYA 56
13. MIZORAM 2169
14. NAGALAND 3300
15. PUDUCHERRY 836
16. RAJASTHAN 18730
17. SIKKIM 819
18. TAMIL NADU 18573
19. TELANGANA 10972
20. UTTAR PRADESH 50537
21. UTTARAKHAND 1534
3,54,042
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