(a) whether the Government proposes to open Anganwadi Workers Training Centres in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof. State/Union Territory-wise;
(c) the number of workers proposed to be trained every year in the said centres;
(d) whether it is a one-time training or there is a refreshing/upgradation course at constant intervals; and
(e) the funds sanctioned, released and utilized by the state Government during each of the last three year and the current years?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)
(a) & (b): Anganwadi Workers’ Training Centres (AWTCs) are opened by the States/UTs , with the approval of the
Central Government, depending on their training requirements in respect of the backlog as well as the newly recruited
Anganwadi Workers/Helpers. A total of 496 AWTCs are operational in States/UTs, as per details given in the Annex-I.
As regards opening of new AWTCs, review of training needs of States/UTs is a continuous process and new AWTCs are approved,
based on proposals received from States/UTs, wherever considered necessary.
(c): The number of Anganwadi Workers to be trained every year is proposed by the States / UTs in their Annual State
Training Action Plans (STRAPs). During the current financial year, there is a proposal to impart various types of regular
training to 301014 Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and 280753 Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) through the existing AWTCs.
(d): Job Training, spanning over a period of 26 working days, is given to all AWWs on initial appointment and, thereafter,
five days’ refresher training is prescribed for all the AWWs after every two years. AWHs are initially given 8 days’
Orientation/Job training followed by 5 days’ refresher training after every two years.
(e): The year-wise details of funds released and the expenditure reported by the States/UTs, under the ICDS Training
programme, during the last three years and the current year, till 30.09.2012, are given below:
(Rs. In lakhs) Year Funds released Funds utilized
2009-10 8453.41 7641.32 2010-11 9320.25 9455.36 2011-12 6521.09 8856.82 2012-13 5322.00 1369.75 (As on 30.09.2012)