Lok Sabha Question No. 4297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Awards to Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4297 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2017

## AWARDS TO ANGANWADI WORKERS

4297.   SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government provides National and State level awards to the Anganwadi workers across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the criteria fixed by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the details of the awards given to the Anganwadi workers during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has provided financial assistance to the State/ UT for such awards;
- (e) if so, the details thereof during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  living  standard  of Anganwadi workers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a): Yes, Madam. Government of India has formulated a scheme for awarding Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) at National  Level  and  State  Level  in  the  year  2000-2001  under Centrally Sponsored Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme.
- (b): The award at the National Level comprises of Rs.25,000/- each and a citation and the award at  the  State  level  carries  a  cash  award  of  Rs.5000/-  and  a  citation.  National level Awardees are selected by a National Level Selection  Committee presided over by the Minister-in-charge of Ministry of Women and Child Development on the basis of nominations received from the States/UTs. The State Level Awardees are selected by  State  Level  Selection  Committee  under  the  Chairpersonship  of  Secretary-incharge  of  Women  and  Child  Development.  The  State  Level  Award  is  given  to Anganwadi Workers based on the performance in the respective year and subsequently, National Level Award is given out of nomination of State Awardees. The award is conferred to the Anganwadi Worker in the subsequent year. The criteria evolved for selection of awardees includes overall assessment of the performance of Anganwadi Workers on improving the coverage and quality  of  services  to  eligible

children and Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM), regular reporting for Monthly  Progress Report and Annual  Reports, enrolment of children in Supplementary  Nutrition  Programme  and  Pre-school  Education  under  the  ICDS Scheme,  contribution  of  the  Anganwadi  Workers  towards  convergence  with  other Departments/other programmes/schemes, Nutrition and Health Education, community  participation,  cleanliness  &  hygiene,  innovations  and  experience  of AWWs.

- (c): The details of the awards given to the Anganwadi Workers during 2013-14, 2014-15 and  2015-16  are  placed  at Annexure-I. The  award  to  the  year  2016-17  has  been finalized for conferring to the selected AWWs.
- (d)          & (e): The expenditure incurred by the States/UTs towards State level awards is borne by concerned States/UTs out of the funds released by the Central Government for implementation of ICDS Scheme alongwith their State/UT share.
- (f): For improving the living standard of Anganwadi Workers,  the Government of India has  enhanced  the  honorarium  of  Anganwadi  Workers  &  Anganwadi  Helpers  by Rs.1,500/-  &  Rs.750/-  per  month  raising  it  to  Rs.3,000/-  &  Rs.1,500/-  per  month respectively with effect from 01.04.2011. The honorarium of Anganwadi Workers at Mini-Anganwadi  Centres  has  been  enhanced  to  Rs.2,250/-  per  month  with  effect from 04.07.2013. In addition to the honorarium paid by the Government of India, the respective  States/UTs  are  also  giving  monetary  incentives  to  these  workers  out  of their own resources for additional duties assigned to them under other Schemes. The Government of India has been fully conscious of the benefits available to Anganwadi Workers/Anganwadi Helpers and efforts have been made to improve their working conditions by extending facilities/benefits from time to time, such as, paid absence on maternity, insurance cover under the Anganwadi Karyakartri Bima Yojana, reservation of 50%  of  vacant  posts of  Supervisors  for  Anganwadi  Workers, recruitment of 25% of Anganwadi Workers from Anganwadi Helpers etc.

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## Statement Referred to Part (c) of Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4297 for 11.08.2017

## State-wise National Level Awards to Anganwadi Workers during  Years 2013-14 to 2015-16

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Number of Awardees   | Number of Awardees   | Number of Awardees   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2013-14              | 2014-15              | 2015-16              |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 3.        | Assam             | 6                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 4.        | Andaman &Nicobar  | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 5.        | Bihar             | 6                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh      | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 7.        | Goa               | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 8.        | Gujarat           | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 9.        | Haryana           | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 11.       | Jammu &Kashmir    | NA                   | 1                    | 1                    |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 13.       | Karnataka         | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 14.       | Kerala            | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | NA                   | 1                    | 3                    |
| 17.       | Manipur           | 1                    | 1                    | NA                   |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 19.       | Mizoram           | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 20.       | Nagaland          | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 21.       | Odisha            | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 22.       | Punjab            | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 23.       | Rajasthan         | 1                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 24        | Sikkim            | NA                   | 1                    | 1                    |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu        | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 26.       | Telangana         | 2                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 27.       | Tripura           | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 6                    | 4                    | 4                    |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand       | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 30.       | West Bengal       | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    |
| 31.       | Chandigarh        | NA                   | 1                    | 1                    |
| 32.       | Delhi             | NA                   | 1                    | NA                   |
| 33.       | Dadra &NHaveli    | 1                    | 1                    | NA                   |
| 34.       | Daman &Diu        | NA                   | 1                    | 1                    |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep       | NA                   | 1                    | 1                    |
| 36.       | Puducherry        | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
|           | Total             | 54                   | 49                   | 48                   |