Lok Sabha Question No. 829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Trained Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 829

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025

## TRAINED ANGANWADI WORKERS

## 829.    SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the total number of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) trained under the Incremental Learning Approach during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the training has resulted in improved delivery of nutrition and education services at Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has implemented performance-based incentives for AWWs and Anganwadi Helpers, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the initiatives taken to provide technological support and reduce the workload of AWWs?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  Poshan  Abhiyaan,  an  overarching  scheme  for  holistic  nourishment  was launched on 8 th  March 2018 to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescents, pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers.  Under  Poshan  Abhiyaan,  Incremental Learning  Approach  (ILA)  was  incorporated  in  order  to  build  and  strengthen  the capacity of Anganwadi workers. Under the 15th Finance Commission, to address the challenge  of  malnutrition,  various  components  like  Anganwadi  services,  Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls (of 14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern  region)  have  been  subsumed  under  the  umbrella  Mission  Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0).

Under Mission Poshan 2.0, Anganwadi workers (AWWs) have been technologically empowered with  the  provision  of  smartphones  for  efficient  monitoring  and  service delivery. IT systems have been leveraged to strengthen and bring about transparency in  nutrition  delivery  support  systems  at  the  Anganwadi  centres  and  for  dynamic identification  of  stunting,  wasting,  under-weight  prevalence  among  children  (0-6

years). It has facilitated near real time data collection for Anganwadi Services such as, daily  attendance,  Early  childhood  care  and  Education  (ECCE),  Provision  of  Hot Cooked Meal (HCM)/Take Home Ration (THR-not raw ration), Growth Measurement etc. This application is working as a job aid for Anganwadi Worker replacing the need for maintaining physical registers; thereby reducing her workload. The learning modules on nutrition and early care and education for capacity building of all Anganwadi workers are readily available online on Poshan Tracker.

Further, Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi (PBPB) initiative was launched on 10th May, 2023 for upskilling of all Anganwadi workers to build their capacity to provide early childhood care and nutrition service to children below six years of age. As on date, 31,114 SLMTs (CDPOs, Supervisors and Additional Resource Persons) and 145,481 AWWs have been trained across the country under Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi programme.

One  of  the  key  program  elements  of  the  Mission  Poshan  2.0  is  incentivizing Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) monthly for optimal delivery of nutrition and health services and supporting behaviour change. There is a provision of performance linked incentives of Rs 500/- per month and Rs 250/- per month  for  Anganwadi  workers  and  Anganwadi  helpers  respectively  for  growth measurement, home visits and opening of Anganwadi centres.

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