Lok Sabha Question No. 485 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Remuneration for Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.485

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.04.2017

## REMUNERATION FOR ANGANWADI WORKERS

## *485.   DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) the methodology followed by the Government to arrive at the requisite remuneration for anganwadi workers;
- (b) whether this methodology has undergone a change over the years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the steps taken by the Government to ensure fair pay to anganwadi workers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 485 for 07.04.2017 by Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal regarding 'Remuneration for Anganwadi Workers

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by the States/UTs.  Government of India frames the guidelines, releases the funds and monitors the scheme.

Under  the  Scheme,  six  services  namely  Supplementary  Nutrition,  Pre-School  non-formal education,      Health  &  Nutrition  Education,  Immunization,  Health  Check-up  and  Referral Services  are  provided  to  the  Pregnant  Women  and  Lactating  Mothers  and  Children  below  six years  of  the  age.  Three  of  the  six  services  viz.,  Immunization,  Health  check-up  and  Referral Service, are provided by National Rural Health Mission & Public Health Infrastructure.  These services  are  provided  at  the  Anganwadi  Centres  by  the  Anganwadi  Workers  (AWWs)  and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs).

Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) & Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) are honorary workers who are paid  monthly honoraria  as decided by the Government from time to time. The present rate of honoraria  paid  to  the  AWWs  and  AWHs  since  01.04.2011  is  Rs.  3000/-  and  Rs.  1500/respectively.  The monthly honorarium paid to AWWs of Mini-AWCs since 04.07.2013 is Rs. 2250/-.

The rate of monthly honoraria paid to the AWWs and AWHs from time to time since 1975 is given in the following table:

| Qualification                          | 1975-76        | 1.4.78         | 1.7.86         | 2.10.92        | 16.5.97        | 1.4.02         | 1.4.08         | (In Rs.) 1.4.11   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
| Non-Matriculate                        | 100            | 125            | 225            | 350            | 438            | 938            | 1438           | 2938              |
| Matriculate                            | 150            | 175            | 275            | 400            | 500            | 1000           | 1500           | 3000              |
| Non-Matriculate With 5 year experience | -              | -              | 250            | 375            | 469            | 969            | 1469           | 2969              |
| Matriculate With 5 year experience     | -              | -              | 300            | 425            | 531            | 1031           | 1531           | 3031              |
| Non-Matriculate 10 years experience    | -              | -              | 275            | 400            | 500            | 1000           | 1500           | 3000              |
| Matriculate With 10 year exp           | -              | -              | 325            | 450            | 563            | 1063           | 1563           | 3063              |
| Mini-Anganwadi Workers                 | -              | -              | -              | -              | -              | 500            | 750            | 2250*             |
| *w.e.f. 4.7.13                         | *w.e.f. 4.7.13 | *w.e.f. 4.7.13 | *w.e.f. 4.7.13 | *w.e.f. 4.7.13 | *w.e.f. 4.7.13 | *w.e.f. 4.7.13 | *w.e.f. 4.7.13 | *w.e.f. 4.7.13    |
| Anganwadi Helper                       | 35             | 50             | 110            | 200            | 260            | 500            | 750            | 1500              |

The above table indicates  the per annum increase in the rate of honoraria. The Scheme does not provide for any fixed criteria for revision of honoraria of the above functionaries.

In  addition to the honoraria paid by the Government of India, most of the States/UTs are also giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources for additional functions assigned to AWWs/AWHs as per details given in Annexure A .

The  Government  of  India  is  conscious  about  the  voluntary  services rendered  by  these functionaries and has been doing its best for their welfare.  Some of the facilities extended to AWWs and AWHs, besides the honorarium, are listed below:

## Leave:

- i. 20 days annual leave.
- ii. Paid leave on maternity for a period of 135 days for a maximum of two occasions.
- iii. 45 days paid absence on abortion/miscarriage for one occasion.

## Award:

In order to motivate the Anganwadi Workers and give recognition to good voluntary work, a Scheme of Award for AWWs has been introduced, both at the National and State level. The Award comprises of Rs. 25,000/- cash and a Citation at Central level and Rs. 5000/- cash and a Citation at State level.

## Uniform:

AWWs and AWHs are provided  two  sets  of  Uniforms  (saree/suit  @  Rs.300/-  per saree/suit per annum) and a name badge.

## Reservation in recruitment:

50% of vacant posts of Supervisors have been reserved for Anganwadi Workers who have completed 10 years of service.

25% of positions of AWWs have been reserved for recruitment from AWHs.

## Insurance cover:

Government of India introduced `Anganwadi Karyakartri Bima Yojana for Anganwadi Workers/Anganwadi Helpers w.e.f. 01.04.2004 under Life Insurance Corporation's Social Security Scheme. The premium paid for the scheme is Rs. 280/- per member.  Out of this Rs. 100/- each is paid by LIC and Government of India and Rs. 80/is  payable  by  the  individual  worker.    However,  the  amount  of  premium  of  Rs.  80/payable by AWWs and AWHs has been waived.

The compensations given under AKBY are as under

- a) In case of Natural death :

Rs. 30000/-

- b) In case of Accident :

- i. Death/total permanent disability :

Rs. 75000

- ii. Partial permanent disability :

Rs. 37500

- c) Female  Critical  Illness  (FCI)  Benefits  :  An  amount  of  Rs.  20000/-  is  payable  on  the diagnosis  of  invasive  cancers  (malignant  tumour)  manifest  in  the  specified  organs  of AWW/AWH.
- d) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana

A free  add-on scholarship benefits is  available  for  the  children  of  AWWs  and  AWHs. Scholarship of Rs. 300/- per quarter for students of 9 th to  12 th Standard  (including  ITI courses) is available but it is limited to two children per family.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 485 for 07.04.2017

## Statement indicating additional monthly honorarium paid to AWWs/AWHs by the States/UTs from their own resources (as on 31.03.2017)

| S. No.   | States/UTs         | Additional honorarium given by States/UTs (In Rs.)   | Additional honorarium given by States/UTs (In Rs.)   |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs         | Anganwadi Workers (AWW)                              | Anganwadi Helper (AWH)                               |
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar  | 3000                                                 | 2500                                                 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh     | 1200                                                 | 700                                                  |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh  | Nil                                                  | Nil                                                  |
| 4.       | Assam              | 1000                                                 | 500                                                  |
| 5.       | Bihar              | 750                                                  | 375                                                  |
| 6.       | Chandigarh         | 2000                                                 | 1000                                                 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh       | 1000                                                 | 500                                                  |
| 8.       | Dadra Nagar Heveli | 1000                                                 | 600                                                  |
| 9.       | Daman & Diu        | 1000                                                 | 600                                                  |
| 10.      | Delhi              | 2000                                                 | 1000                                                 |
| 11.      | Goa                | 3062-11937*                                          | 3000-6000                                            |
| 12.      | Gujarat            | 1750                                                 | 900                                                  |
| 13.      | Haryana            | 2500                                                 | 2250                                                 |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh   | 300                                                  | 200                                                  |
| 15.      | Jammu & Kashmir    | 600                                                  | 340                                                  |
| 16.      | Jharkhand          | 1400                                                 | 700                                                  |
| 17.      | Karnataka          | 3000                                                 | 2000                                                 |
| 18.      | Kerala             | 2000                                                 | 2000                                                 |
| 19.      | Lakshdweep         | 1600                                                 | 1000                                                 |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh     | 2000                                                 | 1000                                                 |
| 21.      | Maharashtra        | 2000                                                 | 1000                                                 |
| 22.      | Manipur            | 100                                                  | 50                                                   |
| 23.      | Meghalaya          | Nil                                                  | Nil                                                  |
| 24.      | Odisha             | 1000                                                 | 500                                                  |
| 25.      | Puducherry         | 600                                                  | 300                                                  |
| 26.      | Punjab             | 2000                                                 | 1000                                                 |
| 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            | Nil                                                  | Nil                                                  |
| 34.      | Tamilnadu          | 6750 (that includes pay-2500, GP-500, & DA-3750)     | 4275 (that includes pay-1500, GP-400, & DA-2375)     |
| 35.      | Telangana          | 4000 (w.e.f. 1.3.2015)                               | 3000 (w.e.f. 1.3.2015)                               |
| 36.      | Tripura            | 2865                                                 | 1924                                                 |