Lok Sabha Question No. 746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: 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 Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 746

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2024

## ICDS SCHEME

746. Prof.Varsha Eknath Gaikwad:

Smt.Supriya Sule:

Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh:

Shri Sanjay Dina Patil:

Dr.Anmol Ramsing Kolhe:

Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale:

Shri Bajraing Manohar Sonwane:

Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare:

Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke:

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

(a)

whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  opening  new

Anganwadi centres under ICDS Scheme in the State of Maharashtra;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  the  new  Anganwadi  centres  established  in  the  State  of Maharashtra during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the average number of Anganwadi centres per population in Maharashtra;
- (e) whether there are any disparities in center density between rural and urban areas, or between different districts, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the  Government has  taken  a  note  of  the  demand  from  Anganwadi workers for an increase in their remuneration since a long time and if so, the details and the current status thereof; and
- (g) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  said remuneration in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 [earlier known as Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme] was launched in 1975. It has now been revamped as Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (hereinafter referred to as Mission Poshan 2.0). This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The implementation of the  scheme  falls  under  the  ambit  of  State  Government/  UT  Administration.  Total 110556  Anganwadi  Centres (AWCs)  have  been  sanctioned to the State of Maharashtra out of which, 19793 AWCs are located in urban areas and 90736 AWCs in rural areas.

A request for opening of 183 new AWCs has been received from the State of Maharashtra. As  per  the  Mission  Poshan  2.0  guidelines,  the  population  norms  for sanction of AWCs is as under:

| Anganwadi Centres                                                | Population                                                | Number of AWCs        |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| For Rural/Urban Projects                                         | 400-800 800-1600 1600-2400 Thereafter in multiples of 800 | 1AWC 2AWCs 3AWCs 1AWC |
| For Tribal/Riverine/Desert, Hilly other difficult areas/Projects | 300-800                                                   | 1AWC                  |
| For PM-JANMAN                                                    | Approx 100                                                | 1AWC                  |

Directions have been issued to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations to co-locate Anganwadi Centres, which are running on rent without  sufficient  infrastructure,  at  nearby  Primary  Schools,  wherever  space  is available.

Hon'ble PM has launched PM- JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha  Abhiyan)  on  15 th November,  2023.  The  Mission  is  aimed  at  targeted development of 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) residing in 18 States and a UT. This Mission focuses on 11 critical interventions related to 9 key Ministries including Ministry of Women and Child Development. This Ministry has sanctioned 70 AWCs  during  the  FY  2023-24  and  75  AWCs  during  the  FY  2024-25  under  PMJANMAN to the State of Maharashtra.

(f) & (g): 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 community for which they are paid honorarium. Currently, honorarium of Rs.4,500/- per month is provided to AWWs and Rs.2,250/- per month to AWHs at main Anganwadi Centres (AWCs); honorarium of Rs.3,500/- per month is provided to AWWs at mini AWCs. Besides, performance linked incentive of Rs.500/- per month is provided to AWWs and Rs.250/per month is provided to AWHs.

In addition, many States/UTs are also paying additional monetary incentives/honorarium to these functionaries from their own resources which vary from State to State. Besides, various steps/initiatives are undertaken for promotion, social security benefits, uniforms etc for these workers. A statement indicating the State-wise additional monetary incentives/honoraria provided to these functionaries is given at Annexure .

## Annexure

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   | Additional monthly honorarium paid by the State/UT from its own sources in Rs.                                                                                                                      | Additional monthly honorarium paid by the State/UT from its own sources 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 4000AWWs who is working in 4000 play schools (upgraded AWCs) | 5250                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh     | 5000 for MainAWC & 2950 for MiniAWCs                                                                                                                                                                | 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 MainAWC & 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 MainAWC & 1875 for MiniAWC                                                                                                          | 1500                                                                                                                                         |
|   15 | Punjab                            | 5000 ( Rs 500 increment per year).                                                                                                           | 3100 (Rs.250 increment per year)                                                                                                             |
|   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 forAWW&1250 for Mini AWW                                                                                                                | 1000                                                                                                                                         |
|   30 | Manipur                           | 1000                                                                                                                                         | 600                                                                                                                                          |
|   31 | Meghalaya                         | 3000 for MainAWC& 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                                                                                                                                          |

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