Lok Sabha Question No. 3882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Schemes for Anganwadi Workers in Kerala
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3882

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## SCHEMES FOR ANGANWADI WORKERS IN KERALA

## 3882.  SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether incentives and other benefits are being timely provided to Anganwadi Workers (AWW), if so, the details thereof including in State of Kerala;
- (b) whether the Government monitors disbursement of benefits to AWW of Kerala, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  specific  schemes  at  village  and  gram panchayats for improving health and welfare of women and children; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated, disbursed and utilised for various schemes operational in Kerala during last five years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Funds  for  honorarium  payment  to  Anganwadi  Workers  and  Helpers released to States/ UTs from Anganwadi Services (General Component) on quarterly basis.  The  funds  for  subsequent  quarters  are  released  taking  into  account  the utilization  of  the  funds  released  in  previous  quarters  as  per  Singly  Nodal  Account (SNA) reports generated through Public Fund Management System (PFMS).

The details of the honorarium granted to the Anganwadi Workers/ Helpers and the additional honorarium provided by State of Kerala is as under: Anganwadi worker/ Helper  honorarium :

| Category              | Honorarium Fixed by Central Govt .   | Honorarium Fixed by Central Govt .   | Honorarium Fixed by Central Govt .          | Honorarium allotted by Kerala State and LSGD other than Central share   | Honorarium allotted by Kerala State and LSGD other than Central share   | Total (3+4+5)   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|                       | Central Share 60% (1)                | State Share 40% (2)                  | Honorarium Fixed by Central Govt. (1+2) (3) | State Share (4)                                                         | Local Self Govt share (5)                                               |                 |
|                       | 2700                                 | 1800                                 | 4500                                        | 5300                                                                    | 2200                                                                    | 12000           |
| Mini-Anganwadi worker | 2100                                 | 1400                                 | 3500                                        | 5300                                                                    | 2200                                                                    | 11000           |
| Anganwadi Helpers     | 1350                                 | 900                                  | 2250                                        | 4300                                                                    | 1450                                                                    | 8000            |

Anganwadi Workers are also paid Rs.500/- as incentive for undertaking growth measurement of registered children and conducting targeted home visits every month. Further, Anganwadi Helpers are paid Rs 250/- as incentive for opening of the AWC at least 21 days in a month.

Anganwadi Workers and Helpers are provided incentive for registering eligible beneficiaries for payment of PMMVY benefit. Anganwadi Workers and  Helpers are given Rs.50/- and Rs.25/- respectively per beneficiary and the incentives were paid up to  February 2023. From 2023-24, only Anganwadi workers are entitled for the incentives.

(c)   &  (d)  Anganwadi  Services  under  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0  is  a universal  self-selecting  Scheme  available  to  all  the  beneficiaries  who  enroll  at  the AWCs  across  the  country.   Under  the  Scheme,  a  package  of  six  services  viz. Supplementary Nutrition (SNP), Pre-school Non-formal Education, Nutrition & Health Education, Immunization, Health Check-up, and Referral Services are provided to the beneficiaries.

Three  of  the  six  services,  viz.,  Immunization,  Health  check-up  and  Referral Services  are  related  to  health  and  are  provided  through  National  Health  Mission (NHM) & Public Health Infrastructure.

The beneficiaries under this Scheme are children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant  women and lactating  mothers.  All  children  below  6  years,  Pregnant  and Lactating Mothers are eligible for services under the Scheme. The details of the funds released and utilized under Anganwadi Services for the State of Kerala is as under:

| Sl. No.   | F.Y.    | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   |
|-----------|---------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | F.Y.    | APIP Approved                            | Funds released                           | Funds Utilized                           |
| 1         | 2018-19 | 28524.51                                 | 31092.42                                 | 27638.21                                 |
| 2         | 2019-20 | 36521.12                                 | 32140.86                                 | 33120.36                                 |
| 3         | 2020-21 | 36692.79                                 | 31991.60                                 | 36264.77                                 |
| 4         | 2021-22 | 36026.49                                 | 38797.67                                 | 39797.33                                 |
| 5         | 2022-23 | 37630.86                                 | 42384.14                                 | UC/SoE-Not Due                           |

UC/SoE-Utilisation Certificate/Statement of Expenditure.

The Ministry is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme namely Mission Vatsalya Scheme (erstwhile Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme) under which support  is  provided  to  State  and  UT  Governments  including  Kerala  for  delivering services  for  children  in  need  and  in  difficult  circumstances  universally  across  the country.  The Child Care Institutions (CCIs) established under the scheme support inter-alia age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc. and covers both rural and urban children. Further, the Ministry regularly  engages  with  all  States/UTs  and  from  time  to  time  has  shared  various advisories and guidelines for continued and uninterrupted delivery of services and also for effective implementation of the scheme.  The funds released and utilised to State Government of Kerala during last  five year years, under Mission Vatsalya Scheme are given below:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl.   |         | 2018-19          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2019-20          | 2020-2021        | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                           | 2022-23         |
|-------|---------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
| No .  | State   | Amount release d | Amoun t Utilised | Amount release d | Amoun t Utilised | Amount release d | Amoun t Utilised Amount release d | Amoun t Utilised Amount release d | Amount Utilised |
| 1.    | Keral a | 1263.77          | 1263.77          | 1519.74          | 754.30           | 1135.84          | 1085.16 607.45                    | 1029.23 1284.89                   | Not availabl e  |

This  Ministry  under  Mission  Shakti,  sub-scheme  'Sambal'  implements  three sub-schemes viz., One Stop Centre, Universalization of Women Helplines and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP).  The details are as under:

(i)          One Stop Centre : Popularly known as Sakhi Centres, the One Stop Centre (OSC) component is being implemented across the country since 1 st  April 2015. The objectives  of  the  One  Stop  Centre  Scheme  are  to  provide  integrated  support  and assistance to women affected by violence, both in private and public spaces under one roof and facilitate immediate, emergency and non-emergency access to a range of  services  including  medical  aid  &  assistance,  legal  aid  and  legal  counselling, temporary shelter upto 5 days, police facilitation, psycho-social counselling support to the women survivors / victims of violence and women in distress.

(ii)         The  Universalisation  of  Women  Helpline  (WHL)  component is  being implemented since 1 st  April, 2015 with the aim to provide an   immediate and 24 hour emergency and non-emergency response to women affected by violence across the country by referral service. Under the Scheme, a toll-free 24-hours telecom service through short code 181 is provided to women seeking support and information.

(iii)       Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) was launched on 22nd January, 2015 to address  the  declining  Child  Sex  Ratio  (CSR)  and  related  issues  of  women empowerment and aims to change mindsets to value girl child. In the XV Finance Commission period, the scheme has been approved as a component of Sambal Sub scheme of Mission Shakti and has been expanded to cover all the districts of the country.

The funds released and utilised to Government of Kerala during last five year years, under 3 components of Mission Shakti are given below:

Rs in Lakhs

| Scheme   | Financial Year   |   Fund released | Utilization   |
|----------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
| OSC      | 2018-19          |          283.32 | 63.63         |
|          | 2019-20          |          140.9  | 134.30        |
|          | 2020-21          |          243.06 | 165.20        |
|          | 2021-22          |          234.41 | 220.97        |
|          | 2022-23          |          139.98 | 13.06         |
| WHL      | 2018-19          |           67.65 | 67.65         |
|          | 2019-20          |           34.08 | 34.08         |
|          | 2020-21          |           80.73 | 80.73         |
|          | 2021-22          |           85.2  | 0.00          |
|          | 2022-23          |           27.6  | 0.00          |
| BBBP     | 2018-19          |           14.55 | 2.82          |
|          | 2019-20          |            4.32 | 17.13         |
|          | 2020-21          |           17.13 | 6.08          |
|          | 2021-22          |           11.08 | Not available |
|          | 2022-23          |          310    | Not available |