Lok Sabha Question No. 709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Honorarium  to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 709

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025

## HONORARIUM TO ANGANWADI WORKERS AND HELPERS

709.   SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) the date on which honorarium for Anganwadi Workers and Helpers in the country was last revised along with the honorarium provided to them as on date;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Anganwadi  Workers  involved  in  the implementation of a large number of Programmes run by different Ministries/Departments  are  not  getting  honorarium  commensurate  with  their workload and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to revise their honorarium at par with their workload and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  intends  to  appoint  an  additional  worker  in  each Anganwadi  so  as  to  divide  the  workload  and  concentrate  more  on  pre-school education and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (c) Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers are 'honorary workers' from the local community who voluntarily come forward to render their services in the area of child care  and  development  to  help  the  community  for  which  they  are  paid  honorarium. Government of India increases the honorarium of AWWs/AWHs from time to time. From 1 st  October, 2018, Government of India has enhanced the honorarium of AWWs at mainAWCs from Rs.3,000/- to Rs.4,500/- per month; AWWs at mini- AWCs from Rs.2,250/- to Rs.3,500/- per month; AWHs from Rs.1,500/- to Rs.2,250/- per month; and introduced performance linked incentive of Rs.250/- per month for AWHs and Rs.500/- to AWWs. In addition, States/UTs are also paying additional monetary incentives/honorarium to these functionaries from their own resources which vary from State to State.  Details are placed at Annexure .

With  a  view  to  incentivize  and  encourage  the  Anganwadi  Workers  (AWWs)  and Anganwadi  Helpers  (AWHs),  various  initiatives  have  been  undertaken  including  the following:

(i) Promotion : Under  Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0,  promotional opportunities for Anganwadi Workers have been enhanced. 50% posts of Anganwadi Workers are to be filled by Anganwadi Helpers with 5 years of experience and 50% posts of  Supervisors  are  to  be  filled  by  promotion  of  Anganwadi  Workers  with  5  years  of experience subject to fulfilment of other criteria.

(ii)   Social  Security  Insurance  Schemes:  Insurance  benefits  have  been  provided  to Anganwadi  Workers  and  Helpers  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana (PMJJBY) for life cover worth Rs.2.00 lakh  (covers life risk, death due to any reason) in the age group of 18 to 50 years and under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana for accidental cover of Rs.2.00 Lakh (accidental death and permanent full disability) /Rs.1.00 Lakh (partial but permanent disability) in the age group of 18-59 years.

(iii)   State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations  have  been  requested  to  encourage eligible AWWs and AWHs to get themselves enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM-SYM) Pension Scheme, which is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for the unorganized sectors in the country to ensure old age protection.

(iv)  Retirement date: States and UTs have been requested to adopt a uniform retirement date i.e 30 th  April of each year with respect to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to ensure proper human resource planning.

(v)  It has been announced in the interim budget FY 2024-25 to extend healthcare annual coverage of Rs. 5 Lakhs under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to all Anganwadi workers and helpers.

Government has issued orders for upgradation of all mini-AWC to regular AWCs. This would add an Anganwadi Helper in these Mini Anganwadi Centres across the country to share the burden of Anganwadi Worker.

Besides under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, IT systems through the Poshan Tracker App have been leveraged to reduce the workload which has digitized & automated nine physical registers out of eleven prepared and used by AWWs.

- (d)  No such proposal is currently under consideration.

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## Annexure

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. 709 to be answered on 07.02.2025 regarding Honorarium to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers asked by Shri K Radhakrishnan

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   | As reported by the States and UTs additional incentive/honorarium from their own sources (per month) in Rs.                                                                                           | As reported by the States and UTs additional incentive/honorarium from their own sources (per month) in Rs.                                                                                             |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   | Anganwadi Worker                                                                                                                                                                                      | Anganwadi Helper                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 7000                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4750                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2       | Bihar                | 2500                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1725                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh         | 5500                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2750                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4       | Goa                  | 5500 (0-10 years experience), 6000 (10-15 years experience), 8000 (15 to 20 years experience) 10000 ( 20-25 years experience) and 12000 (25 years and above experience)                               | 3000 (0-5 years experience), 3500 (5-10 years experience), 4000 (10 to 15 years experience) 4500 ( 15- 20 years experience) , 5250 (20 to 25 years experience) and 6000 (25 years and above experience) |
| 5       | Gujarat              | 5500                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3250                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6       | Haryana              | 9500 ( AWWs above 10 years) 9000 (AWWs less than 10 years service/experience) 9000 (Mini AWWs) Rs. 1000 per month additional is paid to 4000 AWWs who is working in 4000 play schools (upgraded AWCs) | 5250                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh     | 5000 for Main AWC & 2950 for Mini AWCs                                                                                                                                                                | 3100                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 600                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9       | Jharkhand            | 5000 (Main AWC) and 6000 in Mini AWC                                                                                                                                                                  | 2500                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10      | Karnataka            | 6500                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4000                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11      | Kerala               | Rs.8000/-for who has completed 5 years of service                                                                                                                                                     | Rs.6250/- for who has completed 5 years of service and Rs.6750/- for who has                                                                                                                            |

|    |                                   | and Rs.8500/- for who has completed 10 years of service                                                                                    | completed 10 years of service                                                                                                              |
|----|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh                    | 8500 for Main AWC & 3750 for Mini AWC                                                                                                      | 4250                                                                                                                                       |
| 13 | Maharashtra                       | 5500 (Up to 10 Years experience) 5800 ( 11 to 20 years experience), 5900 (21 to 30 years experience), 6000 (31 years and above experience) | 3250 (Up to 10 Years experience) 3415 ( 11 to 20 years experience), 3470 (21 to 30 years experience), 3525 (31 years and above experience) |
| 14 | Orissa                            | 3000 for Main AWC & 1875 for Mini AWC                                                                                                      | 1500                                                                                                                                       |
| 15 | Punjab                            | 5000 ( Rs 500 increment per year).                                                                                                         | 3100 (250 increment per year)                                                                                                              |
| 16 | Rajasthan                         | 4554                                                                                                                                       | 3036                                                                                                                                       |
| 17 | Tamil Nadu                        | 10502                                                                                                                                      | 6596                                                                                                                                       |
| 18 | Telangana                         | 9150                                                                                                                                       | 5550                                                                                                                                       |
| 19 | Uttar Pradesh                     | 1500                                                                                                                                       | 750                                                                                                                                        |
| 20 | Uttarakhand                       | 4800-AWW & 2750-MINI AWW                                                                                                                   | 3000                                                                                                                                       |
| 21 | West Bengal                       | 3750                                                                                                                                       | 4050                                                                                                                                       |
| 22 | A&N Island                        | 7500                                                                                                                                       | 5750                                                                                                                                       |
| 23 | Chandigarh                        | 3600                                                                                                                                       | 1800                                                                                                                                       |
| 24 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli/ Daman & Diu | 1000                                                                                                                                       | 600                                                                                                                                        |
| 25 | Lakshadweep                       | 5500                                                                                                                                       | 4750                                                                                                                                       |
| 26 | Delhi                             | 8220                                                                                                                                       | 4560                                                                                                                                       |
| 27 | Puducherry                        | 1950                                                                                                                                       | 2125                                                                                                                                       |
| 28 | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 2000+ 1000 w.e.f 16.01.2024                                                                                                                | 2000+ 1000 w.e.f 16.01.2024                                                                                                                |
| 29 | Assam                             | 2000 for AWW & 1250 for Mini AWW                                                                                                           | 1000                                                                                                                                       |
| 30 | Manipur                           | 1000                                                                                                                                       | 600                                                                                                                                        |
| 31 | Meghalaya                         | 3000 for Main AWC& 1500 for Mini AWC                                                                                                       | 1000                                                                                                                                       |
| 32 | Mizoram                           | 450                                                                                                                                        | 250                                                                                                                                        |

|   33 | Nagaland   | 0                             | 0                               |
|------|------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|   34 | Sikkim     | 7000                          | 4500                            |
|   35 | Tripura    | 5946 (Maximum) & 3500 Minimum | 4218 (Maximum) & 2750 (Minimum) |
|   36 | Ladakh     | 1300                          | 650                             |

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