Lok Sabha Question No. 3281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Integrated Child Protection Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3281 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2019

## INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME

## †3281. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

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

- (a) whether  the  nominal  salaries  are  being  paid  to  employees  working  under Integrated  Child  Development  Scheme,  Integrated  Child  Protection  Scheme and Mahila Shakti Kendras in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to provide adequate and appropriate compensation/ remuneration to such employees?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Women & Child Development is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme,  named  Child Protection Services (CPS) scheme  (erstwhile Integrated Child Protection Scheme), for supporting the children in difficult circumstances, as envisaged under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act). The primary responsibility of execution of the Act and implementation  of  the  Scheme  lies  with  the  States/UTs.  The  scheme  is  being implemented  as  per  the  Cabinet  approved  CPS  guidelines.  Central  Government  is sharing  60%  and  State  is  sharing  40%  of  expenditure  (except  in  North  Eastern  and Himalayan States  and  UTs  without  legislature,  where  Central  Government  is  sharing 90% and 100% of expenditure respectively) of staff salary/honorarium as per scheme guidelines. Although the Scheme provides for the hiring of contractual staff at the State and District level, the States may appoint the staff on a permanent basis or on higher salaries than provided in this scheme for which the States will have to bear the extra expenditure incurred in this regard. The details of salary structure under CPS Scheme is  given  in  the  Scheme  guidelines  which  are  available  on  the  Ministry's  website  i.e. www.wcd.nic.in.

Anganwadi  Services  under  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development  Services (ICDS)  Schemes  envisages  the  Anganwadi  Workers  (AWWs)  &  Anganwadi  Helpers (AWHs) as "honorary workers" from the local community who come forward to render their  services,  on  part  time  basis,  in  the  area  of  child  care  and  development.  Being honorary workers, they are paid monthly honoraria as decided by government from time to time.

The Government has, recently, enhanced honorarium of AWWs from Rs.3,000/to        Rs.4,500/-  per  month;  AWWs  at  mini-AWCs  from  Rs.2,250/-  to  Rs.3,500/-  per month;  AWHs  from  Rs.1,500/-  to  Rs.2,250/-  per  month.  The  Government  has  also introduced performance linked incentive of Rs.250/- per month to AWHs effective from 1 st October, 2018. AWWs are paid performance linked incentive of Rs.500/- per month for  using  ICDS-CAS (Common Application Software) under POSHAN Abhiyaan. Most of the States/UTs are also giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources.

Under Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) Scheme, there is provision for engagement of 05 consultants under State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) at the state level and 03 Consultants for District Resource Centre for Women (DLCW) at the district level. At  the  block  level,  200  Student  volunteers  are  engaged  annually  for  undertaking community service/awareness generation about Govt. scheme/programmes. Details of Salary/honorarium (fixed) under the scheme are as under:

| Salary/honorarium ( fixed) at the State/Distinct/block level under MSK   | Salary/honorarium ( fixed) at the State/Distinct/block level under MSK   | Salary/honorarium ( fixed) at the State/Distinct/block level under MSK                                                                                                                      | Salary/honorarium ( fixed) at the State/Distinct/block level under MSK   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                  | Scheme Components                                                        | Staff Position Approved/ Salary/Honorarium                                                                                                                                                  | monthly                                                                  |
| 1.                                                                       | SRCW - State level                                                       | Technical support - State level Project Coordinator - Rs 52,500 Specialist Gender - Rs 36,750 Specialist Training - Rs 26,250 Research Officer - Rs 26,250 Asst. Training & Doc - Rs 15,750 |                                                                          |
| 2.                                                                       | District Level Centre Women (DLCW)                                       | for Women Welfare Officer - Rs 35,000 District Coordinator (2) - Rs 20,000                                                                                                                  |                                                                          |
| 3.                                                                       | MSK - Block Level                                                        | 200 student volunteers to be selected annually with honorarium of Rs 10,000/- per student for hours (to be complemented in six months of community service/awareness generation             | 200 period)                                                              |

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