Lok Sabha Question No. 5553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Welfare of Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5553

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## WELFARE OF ANGANWADI WORKERS

## 5553.   SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Anganwadi  Workers  are  faced with increasing responsibilities and work expectation, while they are still paid paltry honorariums;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering/implementing any regularization programme for casual labourers  employed  under  all  WCD  schemes  including  Anganwadi  workers  under  ICDS  to implement the recommendations of 45th Indian Labour Conference;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of financial assistance granted by the Centre for the welfare of Anganwadis, yearwise since 2014?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  The  Anganwadi  Services  under  the  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development  Services (ICDS) Scheme envisage 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.    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.

For  any additional work assigned to them from time to time, the States/UTs are also paying additional honorarium to these functionaries out of their own resources. The details of additional honorarium being paid by respective States/UTs are at Annex-I .

- (c) & (d): There is no such proposal under consideration to regularise Anganwadi Workers under Anganwadi  Services  (Umbrella  ICDS  Scheme).  Moreover,  being  honorary  workers,  these functionaries cannot be declared as 'Government employees/regular employees' or extended the benefits as admissible to employees of the Government. Further, the Supreme Court of India in ruling of 07.12.2006 in Civil Appeal No.4953-4957 of 1998 State of Karnataka & Ors. Vs.  Ameerbi  &  Ors.  has  held  that  AWWs/AWHs  do  not  hold  any  civil  post.    There  is  no provision under the scheme for employing casual labourers.
- (e): The  state-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  funds  contributed  by  the  Central  Government  for implementation of Anganwadi Services since 2014 is at Annex-II .

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## Statement referred to in part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha US Q No.5553 by Shri Hemant Sriram Patil and Dr. Amar Singh regarding 'Welfare of Anganwadi Workers' for 26.07.2019

## Statement indicating additional honorarium given by the States/UTs to AWWs/AWHs from their own resources

(As on 30.06.2019)

| 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              | 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                                                 |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand        | 3000                                                 | 1500                                                 |
| 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          | 10500                                                | 6000                                                 |
| 36.      | Tripura            | 2865                                                 | 1924                                                 |

## Statement referred to in part (e) of the Lok Sabha US Q No.5553 regarding 'Welfare of Anganwadi Workers' for 26.07.2019

| CONSOLIDATED SNP,   | CONSTRUCTION OF UNDER ANGANWADI   | STATEMENT INDICATING STATE-WISE FUNDS RELEASED (ANGANWADI   | STATEMENT INDICATING STATE-WISE FUNDS RELEASED (ANGANWADI   | STATEMENT INDICATING STATE-WISE FUNDS RELEASED (ANGANWADI   | STATEMENT INDICATING STATE-WISE FUNDS RELEASED (ANGANWADI   | STATEMENT INDICATING STATE-WISE FUNDS RELEASED (ANGANWADI   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|                     |                                   | 2014-15                                                     | 2015-16                                                     | 2016-17                                                     | 2017-18                                                     | Rupees in lakhs 2018-19                                     |
| S.No.               | STATE                             | Funds released                                              | Funds released                                              | Funds released                                              | Funds released                                              | Funds released                                              |
| 1                   | 2                                 | 3                                                           | 4                                                           | 5                                                           | 6                                                           | 7                                                           |
| 1                   | ANDHRA PRADESH                    | 99446.78                                                    | 68818.48                                                    | 56387.46                                                    | 58474.18                                                    | 71988.53                                                    |
| 2                   | BIHAR                             | 116266.84                                                   | 102372.56                                                   | 98099.36                                                    | 92217.01                                                    | 116848.70                                                   |
| 3                   | CHHATTISGARH                      | 51703.52                                                    | 51151.54                                                    | 41939.90                                                    | 56762.73                                                    | 54868.36                                                    |
| 4                   | GOA                               | 2617.25                                                     | 1228.04                                                     | 1067.70                                                     | 1649.60                                                     | 1660.28                                                     |
| 5                   | GUJARAT                           | 48886.15                                                    | 64185.05                                                    | 69417.36                                                    | 62275.13                                                    | 63148.37                                                    |
| 6                   | HARYANA                           | 31158.68                                                    | 16081.19                                                    | 20871.79                                                    | 20914.78                                                    | 21131.73                                                    |
| 7                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH                  | 17184.09                                                    | 19507.32                                                    | 23696.07                                                    | 21612.57                                                    | 31881.17                                                    |
| 8                   | JAMMU & KASHMIR                   | 26031.19                                                    | 27362.65                                                    | 26732.11                                                    | 19328.24                                                    | 37406.56                                                    |
| 9                   | JHARKHAND                         | 46904.30                                                    | 46217.72                                                    | 48163.54                                                    | 42081.45                                                    | 51573.37                                                    |
| 10                  | KARNATAKA                         | 82856.77                                                    | 96394.53                                                    | 53686.59                                                    | 92834.76                                                    | 91901.57                                                    |
| 11                  | KERALA                            | 24726.35                                                    | 28554.27                                                    | 34357.05                                                    | 32460.32                                                    | 31092.42                                                    |
| 12                  | MADHYA PRADESH                    | 122544.60                                                   | 108673.52                                                   | 110506.46                                                   | 116645.68                                                   | 117552.92                                                   |
| 13                  | MAHARASHTRA                       | 90781.88                                                    | 104166.66                                                   | 105660.17                                                   | 102957.15                                                   | 166902.38                                                   |
| 14                  | ODISHA                            | 87511.73                                                    | 65643.69                                                    | 72497.49                                                    | 95323.96                                                    | 79544.95                                                    |
| 15                  | PUNJAB                            | 25893.06                                                    | 13689.39                                                    | 16982.50                                                    | 20168.46                                                    | 17631.87                                                    |
| 16                  | RAJASTHAN                         | 73992.88                                                    | 49851.78                                                    | 62397.70                                                    | 67542.98                                                    | 66618.80                                                    |
| 17                  | TAMIL NADU                        | 67902.29                                                    | 63744.93                                                    | 47085.82                                                    | 49336.98                                                    | 65197.17                                                    |
| 18                  | UTTARAKHAND                       | 20165.67                                                    | 35710.06                                                    | 21399.62                                                    | 27990.11                                                    | 203284.91                                                   |
| 19                  | UTTAR PRADESH                     | 272553.08                                                   | 281398.92                                                   | 278089.75                                                   | 215246.75                                                   | 32798.93                                                    |
| 20                  | WEST BENGAL                       | 97578.85                                                    | 79465.80                                                    | 66563.30                                                    | 99426.41                                                    | 125775.06                                                   |
| 21                  | TELANGANA                         | 46057.10                                                    | 37918.23                                                    | 29877.27                                                    | 38468.27                                                    | 44681.12                                                    |
| 22                  | DELHI                             | 17855.94                                                    | 13775.25                                                    | 14168.00                                                    | 10868.44                                                    | 9096.33                                                     |
| 23                  | PUDUCHERRY                        | 1275.34                                                     | 1673.27                                                     | 2299.22                                                     | 1455.40                                                     | 472.38                                                      |
| 24                  | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                 | 891.78                                                      | 1421.03                                                     | 1207.51                                                     | 1295.81                                                     | 1291.31                                                     |
| 25                  | CHANDIGARH                        | 996.18                                                      | 1420.25                                                     | 762.19                                                      | 1077.47                                                     | 1416.88                                                     |
| 26                  | D. & NAGAR HAVELI                 | 281.31                                                      | 210.97                                                      | 569.61                                                      | 323.11                                                      | 534.55                                                      |
| 27                  | DAMAN & DIU                       | 195.77                                                      | 133.55                                                      | 307.96                                                      | 279.45                                                      | 272.33                                                      |
| 28                  | LAKSHADWEEP                       | 138.16                                                      | 155.91                                                      | 146.95                                                      | 165.31                                                      | 348.31                                                      |
| 29                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                 | 15557.38                                                    | 12923.23                                                    | 11346.05                                                    | 14588.50                                                    | 12389.79                                                    |
| 30                  | ASSAM                             | 103517.50                                                   | 92972.20                                                    | 64397.66                                                    | 70237.54                                                    | 83867.16                                                    |
| 31                  | MANIPUR                           | 14929.58                                                    | 10267.27                                                    | 9998.54                                                     | 17647.46                                                    | 16856.60                                                    |
| 32                  | MEGHALAYA                         | 14357.78                                                    | 12418.60                                                    | 19135.66                                                    | 19864.97                                                    | 17661.64                                                    |
| 33                  | MIZORAM                           | 5695.57                                                     | 5371.93                                                     | 4666.49                                                     | 6174.29                                                     | 4465.18                                                     |
| 34                  | NAGALAND                          | 12202.63                                                    | 8796.00                                                     | 15149.57                                                    | 16652.36                                                    | 12138.78                                                    |
| 35                  | SIKKIM                            | 2998.60                                                     | 2022.73                                                     | 1625.01                                                     | 1983.22                                                     | 2003.53                                                     |
| 36                  | TRIPURA                           | 14074.26                                                    | 18194.62                                                    | 11710.57                                                    | 13101.10                                                    | 18714.14                                                    |
|                     | Total                             | 1657730.84                                                  | 1543893.14                                                  | 1442970.00                                                  | 1509431.95                                                  | 1675018.08                                                  |