Lok Sabha Question No. 1058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Honorarium of Sevikas/Sahaayikas/Cooks working under PM POSHAN Scheme
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Ramashankar  Vidharthi Rajbhar, Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1058 ANSWERED ON 29.07.2024

## Honorarium of Sevikas/Sahaayikas/Cooks working under PM POSHAN Scheme

## † 1058 Shri Ramashankar Rajbhar: Adv. Adoor Prakash:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that school mid-day meal workers in the country are being  paid  far  below  the  minimum  wages,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the honorarium of Sevika and Sahaayikas working in Anganwadi Centres and the Cooks working in primary schools in the country;
- (c) whether  the  honorarium  of  school  mid-day  meal  workers  has  not  been  revised  after 2009, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  request  from  States  Governments  including Kerala to enhance the honorarium of school mid-day meal workers, if so, the details thereof ; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to revise the  honorarium of  Sevikas, Sahaayikas and Cooks working under this scheme,  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (e): PM POSHAN Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented in partnership with the States and UTs. The overall responsibility for smooth functioning of the scheme including  providing  hot  cooked  and  nutritious  meal  to  the  eligible  children  as  well  as engagement  of  cook-cum-helpers  (CCHs)  lies  with  the  State  Governments  and  Union Territory  Administrations.  Requests for increasing the honorarium to Cook-cum Helpers (CCHs)  under  PM  POSHAN  Scheme  have  been  received  from  many  States  including Kerala.

However, these CCHs are honorary workers who have come forward for rendering social services.  As  per  guidelines  of  the  Scheme,  honorarium  of  Rs.  1000/-  per  month  for  10 months in a year is prescribed for these CCHs in recognition of their services and the same is being continued. The honorarium expenditure is shared between the Central Government and States and UTs as per the approved sharing pattern. Moreover, the State Governments and  UT  Administrations  also  supplement  the  honorarium  by  providing  additional  funds from their own resources. The State Governments and UT Administrations have the liberty to  enhance the honorarium by providing additional funds.  The details of honorarium of CCHs under the PM POSHAN Scheme by the States and UTs are given at Annexure-I.

The honorarium of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) at main-Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) is Rs. 4500/- per month. At mini-AWCs, the honorarium of AWWs is Rs. 3500/- per month. The  honorarium  of  Anganwadi  Helpers  (AWH)  is  Rs.  2250/-    per  month.  Besides, performance linked incentive of Rs. 250/-  per month is provided to AWHs and Rs. 500/is  provided  to  AWWs.  In  addition,  the  States/  UTs  are  also  paying  additional  monetary incentives/ honorarium to these functionaries from their own resources which vary from State  to  State.  The  details  of  additional  honorarium  paid  to  Anganwadi  Workers  and Anganwadi Helpers by the States and UTs from its own resources are given at AnnexureII.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1058 for 29.07.2024 asked by Hon'ble MPs Shri Ramashankar Rajbhar and Adv. Adoor Prakash regarding Honorarium  of  Sevikas/Sahaayikas/Cooks  working  under  PM POSHAN Scheme.

## Honorarium of Cook cum Helper per month

|   S.No. | States/UTs        | Honorarium of CCH per month (in Rs.)   | Additional Honorarium of CCH per month (in Rs.)   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 3000                                   | 2000                                              |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2000                                   | 1000                                              |
|       3 | Assam             | 1500                                   | 500                                               |
|       4 | Bihar             | 1650                                   | 650                                               |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      | 1500                                   | 500                                               |
|       6 | Goa               | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|       7 | Gujarat           | 2500                                   | 1500                                              |
|       8 | Haryana           | 7000                                   | 6000                                              |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh  | 3500                                   | 2500                                              |
|      10 | Jharkhand         | 2000                                   | 1000                                              |
|      11 | Karnataka         | 3700                                   | 2700                                              |
|      12 | Kerala            | 12000                                  | 11000                                             |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh    | 2000                                   | 1000                                              |
|      14 | Maharashtra       | 1500                                   | 500                                               |
|      15 | Manipur           | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      16 | Meghalaya         | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      17 | Mizoram           | 1500                                   | 500                                               |
|      18 | Nagaland          | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      19 | Odisha            | 1400                                   | 400                                               |
|      20 | Punjab            | 3000                                   | 2000                                              |
|      21 | Rajasthan         | 1742                                   | 742                                               |
|      22 | Sikkim            | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      23 | Tamil Nadu        | 4100-12500                             | 3100-11500                                        |
|      24 | Telangana         | 3000                                   | 2000                                              |
|      25 | Tripura           | 2500                                   | 1500                                              |
|      26 | Uttar Pradesh     | 2000                                   | 1000                                              |
|      27 | Uttarakhand       | 3000                                   | 2000                                              |
|      28 | West Bengal       | 1500                                   | 500                                               |
|      29 | A&N Islands       | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      30 | Chandigarh        | 3300                                   | 2300                                              |
|      31 | D&N and D &Diu    | 4408                                   | 3408                                              |
|      32 | Delhi             | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      33 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      34 | Ladakh            | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      35 | Lakshadweep       | 1000                                   | 0                                                 |
|      36 | Puducherry        | 10000                                  | 9000                                              |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1058 for 29.07.2024 asked by Hon'ble MPs Shri Ramashankar Rajbhar and Adv. Adoor Prakash regarding Honorarium  of  Sevikas/Sahaayikas/Cooks  working  under  PM POSHAN Scheme.

## Additional honorarium paid by States and UTs to Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers from its own sources per month (in Rs.)

|   S.No. | Name of States/UTs   | Anganwadi Worker(AWW)                                                                                                                                                                                | Anganwadi Helper (AWH)                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|---------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       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 MiniAWC                                                                                                                                                                  | 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 MiniAWC                                                                                                                                                                   | 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 MiniAWC                                                                                                           | 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 | Uttrakhand                      | 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 for AWW&1250 for Mini AWW                                                                                                               | 1000                                                                                                                                         |
|   30 | Manipur                         | 1000                                                                                                                                         | 600                                                                                                                                          |
|   31 | Meghalaya                       | 3000 for Main AWC&1500 for MiniAWC                                                                                                           | 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                                                                                                                                          |