Lok Sabha Question No. 3002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO: 3002

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## ANGANWADI WORKERS AND ANGANWADI HELPERS

## 3002:   SHRI RAHUL GANDHI

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

- (a) whether Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers are receiving additional incentives for the additional COVID related tasks carried out by them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  her  Ministry  has  received  complaints  regarding  violence  against  Anganwadi workers during the pandemic;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (e) whether  a  significant  number  of  vacancies  for  Child  Development  Project  Officers (CDPO) and Anganwadi Lady Supervisors are lying vacant across the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the measures initiated to fill the backlog of vacancies, Statewise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)   As Anganwadi Services is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, which is implemented by States/UTs.  Government  has  issued  directions to all States/UTs  to make  all possible arrangements  for  providing  safety  equipment  like  masks  and  sanitizers  etc.  to  Anganwadi Workers, Anganwadi Helpers and ASHAs in the COVID-19 pandemic situation.  Also,  Anganwadi Centres are closed due to Covid-19 pandemic so as to control the spread of virus.

Further,  the  Government  has  enhanced  the  honorarium  w.e.f.  01.10.2018  to  Anganwadi Workers  (AWWs) from ₹ 3,000/-  to ₹ 4,500/-  per  month;  AWWs  at  mini-AWCs  from ₹ 2,250/to ₹ 3,500/- per month; Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) from ₹ 1,500/- to ₹ 2,250/- per month; and introduced performance linked incentive to AWHs @ ₹ 250/- per month.

Apart  from  the  honorarium  and  other  incentives  paid  by  the  Government  of  India, respective State/UTs  are  also  giving  monetary  incentives  to  these  workers.  Various  State  Governments are compensating these AWWs/ AWHs out of their own resources for COVID related activities.

(c) & (d) No State has reported any such incident to this Ministry. However, it is the duty of the State administrations to ensure  safety and security of AWWs/ AWHs.

(e) & (f) The State/UT-wise details of positions sanctioned, in-position and vacant with respect to CDPOs and Supervisors is placed at Annexure I.

From time to time, States/UTs are advised to fill the sanctioned positions of staff which are lying vacant for effective implementation of the Scheme. Further, directions/advisory has been sent to States/UTs to recruit the personnel on contract basis till such time the vacancies are filled on regular basis.

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## Annexure I

(As on 31.03.2021) STATEMENT REFRRED TO PART (e) & (f) OF THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3002 FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2021 REGARDING ANGANWADI

WORKERS AND ANGANWADI HELPERS ASKED BY SHRI RAHUL GANDHI

| Sl. No.                             | No. OF CDPOs   | No. OF CDPOs   | No. OF CDPOs   | No. OF SUPERVISORs   | No. OF SUPERVISORs   | No. OF SUPERVISORs   |
|-------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|                                     | Sanctioned     | In-position    | Vacant         | Sanctioned In-       | position             | Vacant               |
| 1Andhra Pradesh                     | 257            | 257            | 0              | 1951                 | 1414                 | 537                  |
| 2Telangana                          | 149            | 149            | 0              | 1268                 | 835                  | 433                  |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh                 | 98             | 98             | 0              | 249                  | 249                  | 0                    |
| 4Assam                              | 231            | 98             | 133            | 2269                 | 2079                 | 190                  |
| 5Bihar                              | 544            | 407            | 137            | 4316                 | 2181                 | 2135                 |
| 6Chhattisgarh                       | 220            | 150            | 70             | 1866                 | 1390                 | 476                  |
| 7Goa                                | 11             | 11             | 0              | 50                   | 43                   | 7                    |
| 8Gujarat                            | 336            | 266            | 70             | 2049                 | 1820                 | 229                  |
| 9Haryana                            | 148            | 98             | 50             | 1018                 | 772                  | 246                  |
| 10Himachal Pradesh                  | 78             | 66             | 12             | 735                  | 609                  | 126                  |
| 11Jharkhand                         | 224            | 85             | 139            | 1435                 | 766                  | 669                  |
| 12Karnataka                         | 204            | 136            | 68             | 2503                 | 1933                 | 570                  |
| 13Kerala                            | 258            | 244            | 14             | 1328                 | 1039                 | 289                  |
| 14Madhya Pradesh                    | 453            | 453            | 0              | 3379                 | 3401                 | -22                  |
| 15Maharashtra                       | 553            | 289            | 264            | 3899                 | 2780                 | 1119                 |
| 16Manipur                           | 43             | 43             | 0              | 398                  | 336                  | 62                   |
| 17Meghalaya                         | 41             | 37             | 4              | 185                  | 185                  | 0                    |
| 18Mizoram                           | 27             | 27             | 0              | 90                   | 90                   | 0                    |
| 19Nagaland                          | 60             | 60             | 0              | 159                  | 159                  | 0                    |
| 20Odisha                            | 338            | 332            | 6              | 2550                 | 2462                 | 88                   |
| 21Punjab                            | 155            | 112            | 43             | 1043                 | 740                  | 303                  |
| 22Rajasthan                         | 304            | 143            | 161            | 2232                 | 1475                 | 757                  |
| 23Sikkim                            | 13             | 13             | 0              | 52                   | 52                   | 0                    |
| 24Tamil Nadu                        | 434            | 283            | 151            | 1980                 | 1125                 | 855                  |
| 25Tripura                           | 56             | 32             | 24             | 406                  | 234                  | 172                  |
| 26Uttar Pradesh                     | 897            | 383            | 514            | 6718                 | 2903                 | 3815                 |
| 27Uttrakhand                        | 105            | 60             | 45             | 598                  | 441                  | 157                  |
| 28West Bengal *                     | 576            | 383            | 193            | 4779                 | 1346                 | 3433                 |
| 29A & N Islands                     | 5              | 4              | 1              | 28                   | 27                   | 1                    |
| 30Chandigarh                        | 3              | 3              | 0              | 18                   | 12                   | 6                    |
| 31Delhi                             | 95             | 48             | 47             | 432                  | 374                  | 58                   |
| 32 Dadra & N Haveli and Daman & Diu | 4              | 3              | 1              | 13                   | 6                    | 7                    |
| 33Jammu & Kashmir                   | 128            | 102            | 26             | 1231                 | 1025                 | 206                  |
| 34Ladakh                            | 13             | 4              | 9              | 47                   | 36                   | 11                   |
| 35Lakshadweep                       | 9              | 0              | 9              | 4                    | 3                    | 1                    |
| 36Puducherry                        | 5              | 5              | 0              | 34                   | 0                    | 34                   |
| Total                               | 7075           | 4884           | 2191           | 51312                | 34342                | 16970                |