Lok Sabha Question No. 2051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Salary Component for Programme Officers of ICDS
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri K C Venugopal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2051 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## SALARY COMPONENT FOR PROGRAMME OFFICERS OF ICDS

## 2051.  SHRI K C VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  discontinued  the  salary  component  for  programme officers  of  Child  Development  Project  and  Integrated  Child  Development  Scheme Supervisors and Statistical officers, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any amount is to be released to the State of Kerala in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  salary  component  have  been  diverted  for  training  and  equipment purposes;
- (d) if so, the details of the utilization of these funds; and
- (e) whether States are already equipped with necessary equipment like computers, if so, whether the Union Government proposes to provide the same for salary?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a)  to  (e):        Government  of  India  has  discontinued  the  salary  component  of  District Programme Officer and Statistical officer at District level, Child Development Project Officer and Statistical officer at project level and Supervisor from financial year 2023-24 onwards except  for  North  Eastern  and  Himalayan  States.  The  savings  accrued  on  account  of discontinuation of salary component was allocated to training component, provision of one computer alongwith printer-cum-scanner and uninterruptible power supply(UPS) at State/District/Project level, enhancement of cost of pre-school education from Rs. 1000/- to Rs.  3000/-  per  AWC,  enhancing  the  allocation  of  petrol,  oil,  lubrication(POL)/Hiring  of vehicle to Rs. 4.50 lakh per annum and for procurement of equipment and furniture. The details of fund released during financial year 2023-24 for these components are placed at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2051  FOR  02.08.2024  REGARDING  'SALARY  COMPONENT  FOR PROGRAMME OFFICERS OF ICDS' ASKED BY SHRI K C VENUGOPAL:

The details of fund released during financial year 2023-24:

| S.No        | Name of States/UTs   | Equipment & Furniture, PoL/ Hiring and Training   |
|-------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1           | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 2622.96                                           |
| 2           | BIHAR                | 6059.22                                           |
| 3           | CHHATTISGARH         | -*                                                |
| 4           | GOA                  | 71.4                                              |
| 5           | GUJARAT              | 2839.62                                           |
| 6           | HARYANA              | 1374                                              |
| 7           | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 1482.21                                           |
| 8           | JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 2288.79                                           |
| 9           | JHARKHAND            | 1948.68                                           |
| 10          | KARNATAKA            | -*                                                |
| 11          | KERALA               | -*                                                |
| 12          | MADHYA PRADESH       | 4576.02                                           |
| 13          | MAHARASHTRA          | 5809.5                                            |
| 14          | ODISHA               | 3924.72                                           |
| 15          | PUNJAB               | 1470.66                                           |
| 16          | RAJASTHAN            | 3299.46                                           |
| 17          | TAMIL NADU           | 2614.14                                           |
| 18          | TELANGANA            | 1934.7                                            |
| 19          | UTTAR PRADESH        | 8904.54                                           |
| 20          | UTTARAKHAND          | 1581.84                                           |
| 21          | WEST BENGAL          | 6208.2                                            |
| 22          | DELHI                | 592.98                                            |
| 23          | PUDUCHERRY           | -*                                                |
| 24          | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 68.00                                             |
| 25          | CHANDIGARH           | 49.00                                             |
| 26          | DNH & DD             | 36.40                                             |
| 27          | LADAKH               | 109.80                                            |
| 28          | LAKSHADWEEP          | 15.10                                             |
| 29          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 537.75                                            |
| 30          | ASSAM                | 4852.08                                           |
| 31          | MANIPUR              | 962.82                                            |
| 32          | MEGHALAYA            | 499.05                                            |
| 33          | MIZORAM              | 219.06                                            |
| 34          | NAGALAND             | 374.76                                            |
| 35          | SIKKIM               | 126.54                                            |
| 36          | TRIPURA              | 825.39                                            |
| Grand Total | Grand Total          | 68279.39                                          |

(Rupees in lakhs)