Lok Sabha Question No. 3169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Financial Security to Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3169

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## FINANCIAL SECURITY TO ANGANWADI WORKERS

## †3169.  SHRI BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE:

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

- (a) the number of children under six years of age, pregnant women and lactating mothers registered in Anganwadi centres across the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether some State Governments including Maharashtra have requested the Union Government to increase the additional honorarium being given to those Anganwadi  workers,  who  are  holding  additional  charge  of  the  nearby Anganwadi Centre;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, along with action taken by the Union Government in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  has  also  launched  any  insurance/social security scheme for the benefit of Anganwadi workers;
- (e) if so, the details of financial compensation given to Anganwadi workers under the said scheme; and
- (f) the number of Anganwadi workers benefited from the said scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The total number of children under six years of age, pregnant women and lactating mothers registered in Anganwadi centres across the country, State/UT wise is placed at Annexure I.

(b) & (c)  As per the mandate of Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, each Anganwadi Centre consists of one Anganwadi Worker (AWW) and one Anganwadi Helper (AWH) in  the Main Anganwadi centre (AWC) and one Anganwadi Worker in the Mini AWC. Anganwadi Services under 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  are  responsible  for  day-to-day program implementation. Government of India releases funds for providing honorarium to Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) to the States/UTs as per the defined cost sharing ratio @Rs.4,500/- per month to AWW at main Anganwadi Centres (AWCs); @Rs.3,500/- per month to AWW at mini- AWCs and @Rs.2,250/- per month to AWH.

(d) to (f) Insurance benefits have been provided to all eligible 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. The number of anganwadi workers who have been covered in FY 2024-25 are placed at Annexure II.

During the interim budget Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 it was announced to extend healthcare annual coverage of Rs. 5 Lakhs under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to all Anganwadi workers and helpers. As per the information furnished by National Health Authority (NHA), Ayushman Cards have been generated for approx 8.15 Lakh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers for all States/ UTs except  for  States  of  Odisha,  West  Bengal  and  NCT  of  Delhi  where  the  State Governments  are  not  implementing  AB-PMJAY.  The  State/UT  wise  details  of beneficiaries covered under PM-JAY is placed at Annexure III.

The 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), insurance scheme for Health Care  Workers  Fighting  COVID-19'  was  launched  on  30 th   March,  2020  to  provide comprehensive  personal  accident  cover  of  Rs.50  lakh  to  22.12  lakh  health  care providers including community health workers and private health workers who may have  been  in  direct  contact  and  care  of  COVID-19  patients  and  may  have  been exposed to risk of being impacted.

64 claims of Anganwadi workers have been settled under the scheme and an amount of Rs. 32 crores has been disbursed @ Rs. 50,00,000/- per claim. The details of the total  number  of  Anganwadi  Workers  covered  under Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan Package State/ UT wise are placed at Annexure IV.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.3169  to  be  answered  on  13.12.2024  regarding  'Financial  Security  to Anganwadi Workers'

State/UT wise details of children up to 6 years of age, pregnant women and lactating mothers registered on Poshan Tracker (as on 09.12.2024) is as under:

| State/UT                           |   Lactating Mothers |   Pregnant Women |   Children up to 6 years of age |
|------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                     |              211327 |           213679 |                         2474100 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |                1724 |             1991 |                           80742 |
| Assam                              |               99452 |           149013 |                         2701159 |
| Bihar                              |              398707 |           550917 |                         9197623 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |              124972 |           170588 |                         2135976 |
| Goa                                |                3950 |             3207 |                           46523 |
| Gujarat                            |              194979 |           200724 |                         2877109 |
| Haryana                            |              105202 |           107239 |                         1636892 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |               34969 |            33380 |                          450523 |
| Jharkhand                          |              101675 |           152666 |                         2750318 |
| Karnataka                          |              231143 |           312110 |                         3575543 |
| Kerala                             |               94885 |           112211 |                         1778363 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |              351574 |           416624 |                         6236593 |
| Maharashtra                        |              292754 |           289859 |                         5696339 |
| Manipur                            |                7167 |             9226 |                          260681 |
| Meghalaya                          |                7059 |             7335 |                          343246 |
| Mizoram                            |                3572 |             5349 |                          101985 |
| Nagaland                           |                1104 |              877 |                          102278 |
| Odisha                             |              211743 |           275535 |                         3254683 |
| Punjab                             |               96590 |            82939 |                         1348160 |
| Rajasthan                          |              254649 |           293513 |                         3467301 |
| Sikkim                             |                1379 |             1269 |                           28525 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |              244343 |           265302 |                         3383663 |
| Telangana                          |               69218 |            97665 |                         1675337 |
| Tripura                            |                9913 |            14994 |                          283891 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |             1083107 |          1385404 |                        18527317 |
| Uttarakhand                        |               53599 |            57576 |                          605347 |
| West Bengal                        |              425238 |           501537 |                         7317200 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                 652 |              727 |                           10140 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu |                2260 |             3008 |                           30500 |
| Delhi                              |               62510 |            56930 |                          485858 |
| J&K                                |               45949 |            46505 |                          734164 |
| Ladakh                             |                 894 |              774 |                           16165 |
| Lakshadweep                        |                 401 |              396 |                            3440 |
| Puducherry                         |                3062 |             2725 |                           27146 |
| UT-Chandigarh                      |                2996 |             3148 |                           33633 |
| Total                              |             4834718 |          5826942 |                        83678463 |

Statement referred to in reply to Part (d) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3169  to  be  answered  on  13.12.2024  regarding  'Financial  Security  to Anganwadi Workers"

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs                |   No. of AWWs in age group of 18-50 years for coverage under PMJJBY |   No. of AWWs in age group of 18-59 years for coverage under PMSBY |
|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                    |                                                               40683 |                                                              54731 |
| 2       | Bihar                             |                                                               87828 |                                                             107148 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh                      |                                                               33534 |                                                              44089 |
| 4       | Goa                               |                                                                 721 |                                                               1069 |
| 5       | Gujarat                           |                                                               22352 |                                                              30330 |
| 6       | Haryana                           |                                                               13921 |                                                              20341 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh                  |                                                               14438 |                                                              18925 |
| 8       | Jammu & Kashmir                   |                                                               19175 |                                                              24133 |
| 9       | Jharkhand                         |                                                               28599 |                                                              35973 |
| 10      | Karnataka                         |                                                               52733 |                                                              60620 |
| 11      | Kerala                            |                                                                7287 |                                                              13322 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh                    |                                                               69624 |                                                              91205 |
| 13      | Maharashtra                       |                                                               62143 |                                                              93074 |
| 14      | Orissa                            |                                                               55921 |                                                              71510 |
| 15      | Punjab                            |                                                               13747 |                                                              22586 |
| 16      | Rajasthan                         |                                                               41241 |                                                              53281 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu                        |                                                               35352 |                                                              43953 |
| 18      | Telangana                         |                                                               23816 |                                                              31315 |
| 19      | Uttar Pradesh                     |                                                               98627 |                                                             141449 |
| 20      | Uttrakhand                        |                                                               18278 |                                                              20069 |
| 21      | West Bengal                       |                                                               77402 |                                                              91906 |
| 22      | A&N Island                        |                                                                 353 |                                                                387 |
| 23      | Chandigarh                        |                                                                 263 |                                                                187 |
| 24      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli/ Daman & Diu |                                                                 336 |                                                                403 |
| 25      | Lakshadweep                       |                                                                   0 |                                                                  0 |
| 26      | Delhi                             |                                                                8034 |                                                              10016 |
| 27      | Puducherry                        |                                                                 408 |                                                                595 |
| 28      | Arunachal Pradesh                 |                                                                 687 |                                                                603 |
| 29      | Assam                             |                                                               45091 |                                                              60996 |
| 30      | Manipur                           |                                                               11373 |                                                              11523 |
| 31      | Meghalaya                         |                                                                5033 |                                                                863 |
| 32      | Mizoram                           |                                                                2244 |                                                               2244 |
| 33      | Nagaland                          |                                                                3520 |                                                               3980 |
| 34      | Sikkim                            |                                                                 944 |                                                               1168 |
| 35      | Tripura                           |                                                               10205 |                                                              10222 |
| 36      | Ladakh                            |                                                                 950 |                                                                950 |
|         | Total                             |                                                              906863 |                                                            1175166 |

Statement referred to in reply to Part (d) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3169  to  be  answered  on  13.12.2024  regarding  'Financial  Security  to Anganwadi Workers'

| S.No                                | State/UT                            |   Total number of beneficiaries whose Ayushman Card have been created (AWW and AWH) under PM-JAY |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 1Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                                                                                              453 |
| 2Andhra Pradesh                     | 2Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                                                            42523 |
| 3Arunachal Pradesh                  | 3Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                                                             1544 |
| 4Assam                              | 4Assam                              |                                                                                            59391 |
| 5Bihar                              | 5Bihar                              |                                                                                            68581 |
| 6Chhattisgarh                       | 6Chhattisgarh                       |                                                                                            67829 |
| 7Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu | 7Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu |                                                                                              507 |
| 8Goa                                | 8Goa                                |                                                                                              629 |
| 9Gujarat                            | 9Gujarat                            |                                                                                            49002 |
| 10Haryana                           | 10Haryana                           |                                                                                            17657 |
| 11Himachal Pradesh                  | 11Himachal Pradesh                  |                                                                                             8128 |
| 12J&K                               | 12J&K                               |                                                                                            34498 |
| 13Jharkhand                         | 13Jharkhand                         |                                                                                            31755 |
| 14Karnataka                         | 14Karnataka                         |                                                                                            48479 |
| 15Kerala                            | 15Kerala                            |                                                                                            24444 |
| 16Ladakh                            | 16Ladakh                            |                                                                                             1449 |
| 17Lakshadweep                       | 17Lakshadweep                       |                                                                                               64 |
| 18Madhya Pradesh                    | 18Madhya Pradesh                    |                                                                                           102411 |
| 19Maharashtra                       | 19Maharashtra                       |                                                                                            70365 |
| 20Manipur                           | 20Manipur                           |                                                                                             5739 |
| 21Meghalaya                         | 21Meghalaya                         |                                                                                             4523 |
| 22Mizoram                           | 22Mizoram                           |                                                                                             2376 |
| 23Nagaland                          | 23Nagaland                          |                                                                                             4591 |
| 24Puducherry                        | 24Puducherry                        |                                                                                              395 |
| 25Punjab                            | 25Punjab                            |                                                                                            18481 |
| 26Rajasthan                         | 26Rajasthan                         |                                                                                            34874 |
| 27Sikkim                            | 27Sikkim                            |                                                                                             1227 |
| 28Tamil Nadu                        | 28Tamil Nadu                        |                                                                                             6990 |
| 29Telangana                         | 29Telangana                         |                                                                                            15505 |
| 30Tripura                           | 30Tripura                           |                                                                                             7940 |
| 31UT-Chandigarh                     | 31UT-Chandigarh                     |                                                                                              370 |
| 32Uttar Pradesh                     | 32Uttar Pradesh                     |                                                                                            65176 |
| 33Uttarakhand                       | 33Uttarakhand                       |                                                                                            18065 |
| Total                               | Total                               |                                                                                           815961 |

Annexure IV Statement referred to in reply to Part (d) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3169  to  be  answered  on  13.12.2024  regarding  'Financial  Security  to

Anganwadi Workers

| State          |   Total Claims paid to Anganwadi Workers under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                                                                                  2 |
| Chhattisgarh   |                                                                                  2 |
| Karnataka      |                                                                                  2 |
| Maharashtra    |                                                                                  1 |
| Punjab         |                                                                                  1 |
| Rajasthan      |                                                                                 32 |
| Telangana      |                                                                                 24 |
| TOTAL          |                                                                                 64 |

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