Lok Sabha Question No. 3335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Training to Anganwadi Workers/ Helpers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3335

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2017

## TRAINING TO ANGANWADI WORKERS/HELPERS

## 3335.       SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government    proposes  to  give  sufficient  training  to  the  Anganwadi Workers(AWWs) and helpers and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken in this regard;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  representations  from  State  of  Kerala  for financial  assistance  to  Dhronacharya  programme  for  giving  training  to  AWWs  and helpers;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  action  for  extending  financial  assistance  to provide tablets to ICDS supervisors; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  financial  assistance  given  to  the  States/UTs  in  this  regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):          The  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme and the overall administration, management and monitoring of the implementation of the ICDS Scheme are being done by the concerned State Government/UT Administration. The training provided to the Anganwadi Workers/Helpers  and  the  Supervisors  at  the  AWTCs/MLTCs  is  a  part  of  the  ICDS Scheme.

There is a three-tier training structure for the training of various field functionaries under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, viz.,(i) Anganwadi Workers Training Centres (AWTCs) for the training of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers located at the District/Block level; (ii) Middle Level Training Centres (MLTCs) for the training of Supervisors and Instructors of AWTCs located mostly at the District level; and (iii) National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) at New Delhi and its four Regional Centres  at   Guwahati, Lucknow, Bengaluru  and  Indore  for  training  of Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) and Instructors of MLTCs.

Under  the  Digital  India  Programme,  an  online  training  portal  <www.nipccdelearning.wcd.nic.in> has been launched on 25 th May 2016 for the ICDS functionaries, professionals  working  in  the  area  of  health  &  nutrition,  child  development,  child protection, women issues, paramedics, like nurses, dieticians, students of home science colleges, medical professionals, trainers of training institutes, like, MLTCs/AWTCs and general public. The e-Learning portal is free of cost interactive portal with standardized curriculum, user friendly and a self-study platform.

The Government of India releases funds to the State Governments/UT Administrations  for  implementation  of  the  Schemeas  per  their  requirement  projected under the State Training Annual Plan (STRAP) and the ICDS Training is implemented by the States/UTs through AWTCs/MLTCs.

- (b): No such proposal has been received from the State of Kerala for financial assistance to Dhronacharya programme for giving training to AWWs and helpers.
- (c): Does not arise, in view of (b) above.
- (d): The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  theICDS  Systems Strengthening & Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) in eight States of the country, viz.,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Information and Communication Technology enabled Real Time Monitoring (ICT-RTM) is one of the key components under the ISSNIP to cover 1,76,682  Anganwadi Centres. The  ICT-RTM works through a mobile solution and for this,  the  Anganwadi  Workers  are  given  a  Smartphone  and  their  Supervisors  are  given Tablets.
- (e): The details of financial assistance given to States under ICT-RTM is indicated below:

| States         | Allocation under ICT-RTM as per Administrative approval   |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | Rs.24,04,63,257/-                                         |
| Bihar          | Rs.14,00,07,585/-                                         |
| Chhattisgarh   | Rs.11,42,54,716/-                                         |
| Jharkhand      | Rs.13,49,76,206/-                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh | Rs.30,71,08,976/-                                         |
| Maharashtra    | Rs.21,83,32,064/-                                         |
| Rajasthan      | Rs.24,56,09,246/-                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Rs.59,54,10,450/-                                         |

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