Lok Sabha Question No. 3392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Facilities to Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3392

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.07.2019

## FACILITIES TO ANGANWADI WORKERS

3392.  SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

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 Andhra Pradesh and 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 appoint nutrition counselors with proper registration process under the said programme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SMT. 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 honorary 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 Helper out of their own resources for any additional work assigned to them. Statement indicating additional honorarium paid by States/UTs to AWWs/AWHs in 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. ICDS-Common Application  Software   have  been  developed  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  which enables data capture, ensures assigned service delivery and prompts for interventions wherever required. The software allows  capture of data from the field on the mobile phone of the Anganwadi Worker. 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 from Block, District, State to 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  deductions  for  improving  service delivery.  As  on 30.06.2019,  3.54  lakh  Anganwadi  Workers  are  using  the  ICDS-CAS  Application across 21 States/UTs as per details in Annexure-II .

- (d): No, sir.
- (e): Does not arise.

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Annexure-I Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 3392 to be answered on

## 12.07.2019 regarding "Facilities to Anganwadi Workers"

| 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 (b) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.3392 to be answered on 12.07.2019 regarding 'Facilities to Anganwadi Workers'

| S.No   | Name of the State/UT      | Number of Anganwadi covered through ICDS-CAS Application (as on 30.06.2019)   |
|--------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 1637                                                                          |
| 2.     | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 55560                                                                         |
| 3.     | BIHAR                     | 25500                                                                         |
| 4.     | CHANDIGARH                | 450                                                                           |
| 5.     | CHHATTISGARH              | 10473                                                                         |
| 6.     | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 303                                                                           |
| 7.     | DAMAN & DIU               | 102                                                                           |
| 8.     | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 7591                                                                          |
| 9.     | JHARKHAND                 | 10701                                                                         |
| 10.    | MADHYA PRADESH            | 27799                                                                         |
| 11.    | MAHARASHTRA               | 106400                                                                        |
| 12.    | MEGHALAYA                 | 56                                                                            |
| 13.    | MIZORAM                   | 2169                                                                          |
| 14.    | NAGALAND                  | 3300                                                                          |
| 15.    | PUDUCHERRY                | 836                                                                           |
| 16.    | RAJASTHAN                 | 18730                                                                         |
| 17.    | SIKKIM                    | 819                                                                           |
| 18.    | TAMIL NADU                | 18573                                                                         |
| 19.    | TELANGANA                 | 10972                                                                         |
| 20.    | UTTAR PRADESH             | 50537                                                                         |
| 21.    | UTTARAKHAND               | 1534                                                                          |
|        |                           | 3,54,042                                                                      |