Lok Sabha Question No. 3474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Training to Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3474

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2025

## TRAINING TO ANGANWADI WORKERS

## 3474.  SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE: SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE: SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH: SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD: SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of training programmes provided to Anganwadi workers and helpers under the Anganwadi Services Scheme indicating the specific topics including nutrition, early childhood education and health covered thereunder;
- (b) the number of Anganwadi workers provided training under the Scheme during each of the last three years State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the Government has introduced digital or online training programmes for Anganwadi workers and helpers, if so, the number of participants who have undergone  such  training  indicating  the  financial  or  non-financial  incentives provided to them for successfully completing the training;
- d) whether any independent impact assessment has been conducted to evaluate the  effectiveness  of  the  training  programmes  for  Anganwadi  workers  and helpers, if so, the key findings of the assessment and the steps taken to address any gap/weaknesses identified; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  to  make  training  programmes  for  Anganwadi  workers  more sustainable in the long term?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi (PBPB) Programme was launched on 10 th  May, 2023 with an objective to improve the quality of education in the Anganwadi centers along with the focus on nutrition.

This national initiative aims to provide all 13.9 lakh Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) with a 5 day in person training - 3 days in Round 1 (2023-25) and 2 days in Round 2 (2025-

26). A Two Tier Training PBPB Implementation Model is being followed Tier 1 involves two days training of State Level Master Trainers (SLMTs). Tier 2 involves a 3 Days Training  of  Anganwadi  Workers  (AWWs).  It  covers  curriculum,  pedagogy,  and assessment tools, emphasizing play-based, activity-based learning.

Capacity-building  under  PBPB  helps  to  facilitate  implementation  of  Aadharshila (National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education for Children from Three to Six Years) and Navchetana (National Framework for Early Childhood Stimulation for Children from Birth to Three Years) at the Anganwadi Centre level in the mother tongue. Up to 19 th  March, 2025, 36,027 SLMTs have been trained under Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi programs in Round 1 across the country and 3,11,299 Anganwadi Workers have  been  trained  across  the  country  including  35,135  AWWs  from  the  State  of Maharashtra. The State/UT wise details of training provided under PBPB is placed at Annexure.

In PBPB Round 1, Day 1 training schedule covers sessions including Introduction to Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi, Developmental Domains and Play-based ECCE activities, and Weekly and Daily schedule as per Aadharshila and home visits as per Navchetana, Day 2 covers nutrition, including IYCF, SAM/MAM  treatment micronutrient deficiencies,  Dietary  Guidelines,  Growth  Monitoring,  parental  engagement  and community  mobilization,  etc.  Day  3  covers  divyang  inclusion  and  birth  to  three stimulation,  child  assessments  and  learning  outcomes,  home  visits  and  practices during pregnancy known as 'Garbh Sanskar', States best practices, etc.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has leveraged the Poshan Tracker application to  empower  Anganwadi  Workers  and  provide  them  with continuous digital support and coaching. This initiative aims to enhance their capacity to deliver optimal early childhood care and education services to all children.

As part of the digital training efforts, daily learning prompts based on Aadharshila are sent to all AWWs through the Poshan Tracker app. These include two ECCE activity videos and one voice note summarizing the day's activities for children aged 3 to 6 years at Anganwadi Centres. The content follows a structured 44-week curriculum, with 36 weeks of active learning and 8 weeks for recap and reinforcement. Over 230 unique videos, 180+ voice notes, and 1,000+ activity PDFs have been uploaded in Hindi, with translations into other languages currently in progress.

As  part  of  the  Poshan  Bhi  Padhai  Bhi  initiative,  a  structured  impact  assessment mechanism has been incorporated into the training process for Anganwadi Workers. Each participant completes a pre-training assessment before the commencement of the training and a post-training assessment upon its completion to evaluate learning outcomes.

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Annexure

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q.NO.3474 FOR ANSWER  ON 21.03.2025 REGARDING 'TRAINING TO ANGANWADI WORKERS'

State/UT wise details of PBPB Training Programmes (upto 19 th  March 2025)

| States/UTs                               | SLMTs   | SLMTs     | AWWs      | AWWs      |
|------------------------------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                                          | Target  | Completed | Target    | Completed |
|                                          | 43,488  | 36,027    | 13,15,162 | 3,11,299  |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 45      | 49        | 720       | 531       |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 2059    | 1619      | 54908     | 18559     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 465     | 495       | 6225      | 1327      |
| Assam                                    | 2353    | 2206      | 60964     | 18961     |
| Bihar                                    | 3366    | 2095      | 1,12,094  | 29520     |
| Chandigarh                               | 24      | 33        | 434       | 495       |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 2126    | 2009      | 51245     | 6510      |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 24      | 50        | 405       | 237       |
| Delhi                                    | 434     | 581       | 10498     | 10391     |
| Goa                                      | 65      | 64        | 1224      | 402       |
| Gujarat                                  | 2044    | 1708      | 49884     | 0         |
| Haryana                                  | 804     | 808       | 23902     | 8043      |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 746     | 744       | 18663     | 0         |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 1265    | 667       | 27543     | 24927     |
| Jharkhand                                | 862     | 665       | 37944     | 11638     |
| Karnataka                                | 2247    | 2010      | 64118     | 423       |
| Kerala                                   | 1348    | 1494      | 33115     | 12827     |
| Ladakh                                   | 46      | 70        | 1143      | 933       |
| Lakshadweep                              | 4       | 0         | 59        | 0         |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 3567    | 2969      | 95953     | 93        |
| Maharashtra                              | 2892    | 2312      | 1,05,023  | 35135     |
| Manipur                                  | 489     | 549       | 11466     | 4250      |
| Meghalaya                                | 306     | 259       | 5896      | 1881      |
| Mizoram                                  | 161     | 84        | 2244      | 2186      |
| Nagaland                                 | 293     | 288       | 3980      | 799       |
| Odisha                                   | 3266    | 2503      | 73314     | 2434      |
| Puducherry                               | 19      | 38        | 595       | 249       |
| Punjab                                   | 847     | 1184      | 27075     | 1048      |

| Rajasthan     | 1622   | 1644   | 60874     | 53048    |
|---------------|--------|--------|-----------|----------|
| Sikkim        | 95     | 74     | 1308      | 387      |
| Tamil Nadu    | 2062   | 1828   | 43602     | 0        |
| Telangana     | 1540   | 1508   | 33789     | 0        |
| Tripura       | 308    | 262    | 10131     | 3192     |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3585   | 1854   | 1,59,938  | 43800    |
| Uttarakhand   | 652    | 634    | 19311     | 3367     |
| West Bengal   | 1457   | 791    | 1,05,575  | 13706    |
| Total         | 43,488 | 36,027 | 13,15,162 | 3,11,299 |

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