Lok Sabha Question No. 2003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Salaries of AWWs and AWHs
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2003

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## SALARIES OF AWWs AND AWHs

2003:  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE: SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE: SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a)  the number of Anganwadi centres in the country at present and the number of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) working in these centres, Statewise, especially in Maharashtra;
- (b)  whether the salary given to each Anganwadi worker and Anganwadi helper per month is sufficient to run their household expenses and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   if not, whether the salary given to Anganwadi workers and Anganwadi helpers are less than the minimum wage and if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Union Government in this regard;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  pay  Anganwadi  workers  and Anganwadi helpers the minimum wage or more than the minimum wage;
- (e)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f)   the time-frame by which the final decision in this regard is likely to be taken?

ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) Details of number of Anganwadi centres in the country at present and the number of  Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) working in these centres State-wise are at Annexure I.
- (b) & (c)  At present, the honorarium of AWW at main Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) is Rs.4,500/-  per  month;  AWW  at  mini-  AWCs  is  Rs.3,500/-  per  month  and  AWH  is Rs.2,250/- per month. Besides, performance linked incentive of Rs.250/- per month is provided to AWHs and Rs.500/- provided 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 of the additional Honorarium provided by the States are placed at Annexure II .
- (d)    to  (f)  With  a  view  to  incentivize  and  encourage  the  Anganwadi  Workers  and Anganwadi  Helpers,  various  steps/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 under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) for life cover worth  Rs.2.00  lakh    (covers  life  risk,  death  due  to  any  reason)  to AWWs/AWHs 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) Insurance cover under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers who have been engaged with the Covid19 related tasks, have been provided with insurance cover of Rs.50 lakh under "Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package" with certain conditions.
- (iv) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM): State Governments/UT Administrations have been requested to encourage eligible AWWs/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.
- (v) Retirement  date:  States/  UTs  have  been  requested  to  adopt  a  uniform retirement  date  i.e  30th  April  of  each  year  with  respect  to  Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to ensure proper human resource planning.
- (vi) 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.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2003 FOR 02.08.2024 REGARDING 'Salaries of AWWs and AWHs' ASKED  BY  Shri  Shrirang  Appa  Chandu  Barne,  Shri  Shyamkumar  Daulat  Barve, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Dharmendra Yadav:

The  total  number  of  operational  Anganwadi  Centres  and  Number  of  Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) working in these centres across the country, State/UT wise:

(As  per  Annual  Programme  Implementation  Plan  received  from  States/UTs  for Financial Year 2024-25)

|   S.No. | Name of States/UTs                |   Operational AWCs |   AWWs (In- position) |   AWHs (In- position) |
|---------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                    |              55607 |                 54908 |                 47772 |
|       2 | Bihar                             |             115009 |                112094 |                103141 |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh                      |              52066 |                 51245 |                 44826 |
|       4 | Goa                               |               1261 |                  1224 |                  1207 |
|       5 | Gujarat                           |              53029 |                 49884 |                 46167 |
|       6 | Haryana                           |              25962 |                 23902 |                 21608 |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh                  |              18925 |                 18663 |                 17772 |
|       8 | Jammu & Kashmir                   |              28426 |                 27543 |                 27048 |
|       9 | Jharkhand                         |              38432 |                 37944 |                 35404 |
|      10 | Karnataka                         |              65931 |                 64118 |                 57482 |
|      11 | Kerala                            |              33115 |                 33115 |                 32986 |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh                    |              97329 |                 95953 |                 82169 |
|      13 | Maharashtra                       |             110446 |                105023 |                 92911 |
|      14 | Orissa                            |              74154 |                 73314 |                 64805 |
|      15 | Punjab                            |              27314 |                 27075 |                 25040 |
|      16 | Rajasthan                         |              61885 |                 60874 |                 54679 |
|      17 | Tamil Nadu                        |              54439 |                 43602 |                 38848 |
|      18 | Telangana                         |              35700 |                 33789 |                 28166 |
|      19 | Uttar Pradesh                     |             189021 |                159938 |                141499 |
|      20 | Uttrakhand                        |              20062 |                 19311 |                 13449 |
|      21 | West Bengal                       |             119481 |                105575 |                 97989 |
|      22 | A&N Island                        |                720 |                   720 |                   720 |
|      23 | Chandigarh                        |                450 |                   434 |                   444 |
|      24 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli/ Daman & Diu |                405 |                   405 |                   392 |
|      25 | Lakshadweep                       |                 59 |                    59 |                    59 |
|      26 | Delhi                             |              10897 |                 10498 |                 10657 |
|      27 | Puducherry                        |                855 |                   595 |                   650 |
|      28 | Arunachal Pradesh                 |               6225 |                  6225 |                  6225 |
|      29 | Assam                             |              62093 |                 60964 |                 55210 |
|      30 | Manipur                           |              11510 |                 11466 |                  9848 |
|      31 | Meghalaya                         |               5896 |                  5896 |                  4630 |
|      32 | Mizoram                           |               2244 |                  2244 |                  2244 |

| 33    | Nagaland   |    3980 |    3980 |    3980 |
|-------|------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 34    | Sikkim     |    1308 |    1308 |    1308 |
| 35    | Tripura    |   10145 |   10131 |   10131 |
| 36    | Ladakh     |    1149 |    1143 |    1125 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL      | 1395530 | 1315162 | 1182591 |

Annexure II

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2003 FOR 02.08.2024 REGARDING 'Salaries of AWWs and AWHs' ASKED  BY  Shri  Shrirang  Appa  Chandu  Barne,  Shri  Shyamkumar  Daulat  Barve, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Dharmendra Yadav:

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   | Additional honorarium paid by State from its own sources (per month) in Rs.                                                                                                                           | Additional honorarium paid by State from its 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 and Rs.8500/- for who has completed 10 years of service                                                                                             | Rs.6250/- for who has completed 5 years of service and Rs.6750/- for who has 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 month)                                                                                                               |
|   16 | Rajasthan                         | 4554                                                                                                                                         | 3036                                                                                                                                         |
|   17 | Tamil Nadu                        | 10502                                                                                                                                        | 6596                                                                                                                                         |
|   18 | Telangana                         | 9150                                                                                                                                         | 5550                                                                                                                                         |
|   19 | Uttar Pradesh                     | 1500                                                                                                                                         | 750                                                                                                                                          |
|   20 | Uttarakhand                       | 4800-AWW & 2750-MINIAWW                                                                                                                      | 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 forAWW & 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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