Lok Sabha Question No. 936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Vegetable Cultivation in Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 936

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## VEGETABLE CULTIVATION IN ANGANWADI CENTRES

936.   SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU: SHRI B. B. PATIL:

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

- (a) whether  Anganwadi  staff  is  being  provided  adequate  salaries/remuneration, smart phones, medical facilities and nutritional food across the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Telangana;
- (b) whether the Government is in the process of developing a software with the help of Aadhaar to prepare a common application to provide nutrition to beneficiaries like  poor  and  pregnant  women  under  Integrated  Child  Development  Services (ICDS);
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  also  planning  to  introduce  vegetable  cultivation  in Anganwadi Centres with an aim to provide healthy food for children; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRIMATI 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 honorarium 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 1 st 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 Helpers  out  of  their  own  resources  for  any  additional  work  assigned  to  them. Statement indicating additional honorarium paid by States/UTs to AWWs/AWHs is 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.  ICDSCommon Application Software /(ICDS-CAS) have been developed under POSHAN  Abhiyaan  which  enables  data  capture,  ensures  assigned  service delivery and prompts for interventions wherever required. 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 at Block, District,  State  and  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  information  for improving service delivery. As on 17.11.2019, 5,26,869 Anganwadi Workers are using the  ICDS-CAS  Application  across  36  States/UTs  as  per  details in Annexure-II .

- (d)     & (e) States/UTs are encouraged by the Government of India to develop kitchen gardens at the Anganwadi Centre premises to provide healthy food for children.

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## Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 936 to be answered on 22.11.2019

| States/UTs            | Additional honorarium given by States/UTs (In Rs.)   | Additional honorarium given by States/UTs (In Rs.)   |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 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              | 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                                                 |
| Uttarakhand           | 3000                                                 | 1500                                                 |
| 29. 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          | 6000                                                 | 3750                                                 |
| 36. Tripura           | 2865                                                 | 1924                                                 |

Statement referred to in Part (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 936 to be

## answered on 22.11.2019

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT       | Number of Anganwadi covered through ICDS- CAS Application (as on 17.11.2019)   |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | A & N Islands          | 713                                                                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh         | 55585                                                                          |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0                                                                              |
| 4.       | Assam                  | 4262                                                                           |
| 5.       | Bihar                  | 50271                                                                          |
| 6.       | Chandigarh             | 450                                                                            |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh           | 10473                                                                          |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 303                                                                            |
| 9.       | Daman and Diu          | 102                                                                            |
| 10.      | Delhi                  | 8775                                                                           |
| 11.      | Goa                    | 821                                                                            |
| 12.      | Gujarat                | 52923                                                                          |
| 13.      | Haryana                | 0                                                                              |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh       | 18861                                                                          |
| 15.      | Jammu and Kashmir      | 0                                                                              |
| 16.      | Jharkhand              | 11115                                                                          |
| 17.      | Karnataka              | 0                                                                              |
| 18.      | Kerala                 | 8905                                                                           |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep            | 0                                                                              |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh         | 27811                                                                          |
| 21.      | Maharashtra            | 109611                                                                         |
| 22.      | Manipur                | 0                                                                              |
| 23.      | Meghalaya              | 5797                                                                           |
| 24.      | Mizoram                | 2244                                                                           |
| 25.      | Nagaland               | 3647                                                                           |
| 26.      | Odisha                 | 0                                                                              |
| 27.      | Puducherry             | 848                                                                            |
| 28.      | Punjab                 | 0                                                                              |
| 29.      | Rajasthan              | 20753                                                                          |
| 30.      | Sikkim                 | 821                                                                            |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu             | 54400                                                                          |
| 32.      | Telangana              | 11157                                                                          |
| 33.      | Tripura                | 0                                                                              |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh          | 51787                                                                          |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand            | 14434                                                                          |
| 36.      | West Bengal            | 0                                                                              |
|          | Total                  | 5,26,869                                                                       |