Lok Sabha Question No. 3225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Basic Facilities to Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Narayan Tatu Rane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3225

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## BASIC FACILITIES TO ANGANWADI WORKERS

## †3225. SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the facilities being provided to Anganwadi workers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to increase their salaries;
- (c) the  details  of  steps  proposed  to  ensure  social  security  benefits,  status  of compliance with Minimum Wages Act, proper compensation and social security for them; and
- (d) the total number of such workers along with their current remuneration structure across the country, especially in the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha Constituency?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d)  Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a Centrally Sponsored scheme. The Central Government is responsible for policy and planning and the State Governments/UT Administrations are responsible for day-to-day program implementation. Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) 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  local  community  for  which  they  are  paid honorarium. Honorarium is given to AWWs and AWHs which is increased from time to time. From 1 st October, 2018, Government of India has enhanced the honorarium of AWWs at Anganwadi centres (AWCs) from Rs.3,000/- to Rs.4,500/- per month; AWWs at miniAWCs from Rs.2,250/- to Rs.3,500/- per month; AWHs from Rs.1,500/- to Rs.2,250/- per month as per the defined cost sharing ratio between the Centre & States/UTs. In addition, States/UTs are also paying additional monetary incentives/top ups to these functionaries from  their  own  resources  which  vary  from  State  to  State.  Details  of  additional  top  ups provided by States/ UTs are at Annexure I .

Besides, performance linked incentive of Rs.500/- is provided to AWWs and Rs.250/- per month to AWHs.

The State/UT wise details of in-position Anganwadi Workers across the country is placed at Annexure II .

Under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, AWWs have been technologically empowered with the provision of smartphones for efficient monitoring and service delivery. Poshan Tracker which is a mobile phone application that has digitized physical registers used by Anganwadi workers. This improves the quality of their work while simultaneously enabling them for real-time monitoring of all activities going on in the Anganwadis.

To  incentivize  and  encourage  the  AWWs  and  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. Leave: 20 days annual leave and paid maternity absence of 180 days, paid absence on abortion/ miscarriage once for 45 days.
- 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. 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.
- v. 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.
- vi. Annual Healthcare coverage of Rs. 5 Lakhs under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to all Anganwadi workers and helpers in pursuance to budget announcement in FY 2024-25.

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## Annexure I

## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3225 to be answered on 08.08.2025 regarding 'Basic Facilities to Anganwadi Workers'

Details of additional top ups provided by States/ UTs  as  per  Annual  Programme Implementation Plan (APIP) 2025-26:

|   Sr. No. | State                              | Additional Honorarium paid to AWWs(per month)   | Additional Honorarium paid to AWHs (per month)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                     | 7,000                                           | 4,750                                            |
|         2 | Bihar                              | 2,500                                           | 1,750                                            |
|         3 | Chhattisgarh                       | 5,500                                           | 2,750                                            |
|         4 | Gujarat                            | 5,500                                           | 3,250                                            |
|         5 | Haryana                            | 10,250                                          | 5,650                                            |
|         6 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 5,500                                           | 3,250                                            |
|         7 | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 600                                             | 300                                              |
|         8 | Jharkhand                          | 5,000                                           | 2,500                                            |
|         9 | Karnataka                          | 7,000                                           | 4,500                                            |
|        10 | Kerala                             | 5,700                                           | 4,300                                            |
|        11 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 8,500                                           | 4,250                                            |
|        12 | Maharashtra                        | 8,500                                           | 5,250                                            |
|        13 | Odisha                             | 5,500                                           | 2,750                                            |
|        14 | Punjab                             | 5,500-6,500                                     | 2,750-3,250                                      |
|        15 | Rajasthan                          | 5,510                                           | 3,674                                            |
|        16 | Tamil Nadu                         | 3,200                                           | 1,850                                            |
|        17 | Telangana                          | 9,150                                           | 5,550                                            |
|        18 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,500                                           | 750                                              |
|        19 | Uttarakhand                        | 4,800                                           | 3,000                                            |
|        20 | West Bengal                        | 4,500                                           | 4,550                                            |
|        21 | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 3,000                                           | 3,000                                            |
|        22 | Assam                              | 2,000                                           | 1,000                                            |
|        23 | Manipur                            | 1,000                                           | 600                                              |
|        24 | Meghalaya                          | 3,000                                           | 1,000                                            |
|        25 | Mizoram                            | 450                                             | 500                                              |
|        26 | Nagaland                           | Nil                                             | Nil                                              |
|        27 | Sikkim                             | 7,000                                           | 4,500                                            |
|        28 | Tripura                            | 3,500-5,946                                     | 2,750-4218                                       |
|        29 | Andaman &Nicobar                   | 7,500                                           | 5,750                                            |
|        30 | Goa                                | 5,500 -13,500                                   | 3,750 - 6,750                                    |
|        31 | Puducherry                         | 1,950                                           | 2,125                                            |
|        32 | Chandigarh                         | 3,600                                           | 1,800                                            |
|        33 | Ladakh                             | 1,300                                           | 650                                              |
|        34 | Delhi                              | 6,720                                           | 3,360                                            |
|        35 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 3,500                                           | 1,750                                            |
|        36 | Lakshadweep                        | 5,500                                           | 4,750                                            |

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.3225  to  be  answered  on  08.08.2025  regarding  'Basic  Facilities  to  Anganwadi Workers'

State/UT wise details of in-position Anganwadi Workers as per July, 2025:

| S.NoState/ UT   | S.NoState/ UT                      |   In-Position Anganwadi Workers |
|-----------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh                     |                           54944 |
| 2               | Bihar                              |                          110161 |
| 3               | Chhattisgarh                       |                           52002 |
| 4               | Gujarat                            |                           50277 |
| 5               | Haryana                            |                           23194 |
| 6               | Himachal Pradesh                   |                           18580 |
| 7               | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                           28082 |
| 8               | Jharkhand                          |                           37812 |
| 9               | Karnataka                          |                           66098 |
| 10              | Kerala                             |                           33051 |
| 11              | Madhya Pradesh                     |                           95058 |
| 12              | Maharashtra                        |                          108560 |
| 13              | Odisha                             |                           73475 |
| 14              | Punjab                             |                           25343 |
| 15              | Rajasthan                          |                           60625 |
| 16              | Tamil Nadu                         |                           43940 |
| 17              | Telangana                          |                           32782 |
| 18              | Uttar Pradesh                      |                          182348 |
| 19              | Uttarakhand                        |                           19778 |
| 20              | West Bengal                        |                          105210 |
| 21              | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                            6225 |
| 22              | Assam                              |                           59801 |
| 23              | Manipur                            |                           10747 |
| 24              | Meghalaya                          |                            6153 |
| 25              | Mizoram                            |                            2244 |
| 26              | Nagaland                           |                            3980 |
| 27              | Sikkim                             |                            1308 |
| 28              | Tripura                            |                           10275 |
| 29              | Andaman &Nicobar                   |                             720 |
| 30              | Goa                                |                            1240 |
| 31              | Puducherry                         |                             582 |
| 32              | Chandigarh                         |                             435 |
| 33              | Ladakh                             |                            1163 |
| 34              | Delhi                              |                           10488 |
| 35              | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                             404 |
| 36              | Lakshadweep                        |                              58 |
|                 | Total                              |                         1337143 |