Lok Sabha Question No. 5575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Minimum Wages to AWWs and AWHs
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 5575

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## MINIMUM WAGES TO AWWS AND AWHS

†5575.  SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) the current basic honorarium provided by the Union Government  to Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs);
- (b) the manner in which the State Governments supplement the remuneration provided by the Union Government and the variations across States along with the reasons for such variations;
- (c) whether performance-linked incentives is provided to AWWs and AWHs;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which these incentives have been implemented;
- (e) whether the current honorarium of AWWs is in line with the minimum wage standards with uniform rank in different regions/States; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government to provide honorarium to AWWs in line with the minimum wages in different regions?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) 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.

Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers 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.  Government  of  India  increases  the  honorarium  of  Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) from time to time. From 1 st October, 2018, Government of India has enhanced the honorarium of AWWs at main-AWCs from Rs.3,000/- to Rs.4,500/- per month; AWWs at mini- AWCs from

Rs.2,250/-  to  Rs.3,500/-  per  month;  AWHs  from  Rs.1,500/-  to  Rs.2,250/-  per month as per the defined cost sharing ratio.

Besides,  performance  linked  incentive  of  Rs.500/-  is  provided  to  AWWs  and Rs.250/- per month to AWHs. In addition, States/UTs are also paying additional monetary incentives/top up to these functionaries from their own resources which vary from State to State. Details are placed at Annexure .

Under Mission Poshan 2.0, Anganwadi workers (AWWs) have been technologically  empowered  with  the  provision  of  smartphones  for  efficient monitoring  and  service  delivery.  Poshan  Tracker  which  is  a  mobile  phone application  that  digitizes  physical  registers  used  by  Anganwadi  workers.  This improves the quality of their work while simultaneously allowing them real-time monitoring of all activities going on in the Anganwadis.

With a view to incentivize and encourage the Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs), various initiatives have been undertaken including the following:

- i. Promotion : Under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, promotional opportunities  for  Anganwadi  Workers  have  been  enhanced.  50%  posts  of Anganwadi Workers are  to  be  filled  by  Anganwadi  Helpers  with  5  years  of experience  and  50%  posts  of  Supervisors  are  to  be  filled  by  promotion  of Anganwadi Workers with 5 years of experience subject to fulfilment of other criteria.
- ii. Social Security Insurance Schemes: Insurance benefits have been provided to 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.
- iii. State Governments and UT Administrations have been requested to encourage eligible AWWs and AWHs to get themselves enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM-SYM) Pension Scheme, which is a voluntary and contributory  pension  scheme  for  the  unorganized  sectors  in  the  country  to ensure old age protection.
- iv. Retirement  date:  States  and  UTs  have  been  requested  to  adopt  a  uniform retirement date i.e 30 th  April of each year with respect to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to ensure proper human resource planning.
- v. Healthcare annual coverage of Rs. 5 Lakhs under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to all Anganwadi workers and helpers in pursuance to budget announcement in FY 2024-25.

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Annexure Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5575 to be answered on 04.04.2025 regarding 'Minimum Wages to AWWs and AWHs'

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   | As reported by the States and UTs additional incentive/top up from its own sources (per month) in Rs.                                                                                                 | As reported by the States and UTs additional incentive/top up from its own sources (per month) 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 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 Mini AWC                                                                                                                                                                  | 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 Mini AWC                                                                                                                                                                 | 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 | Odisha                            | 3000 for Main AWC & 1875 for Mini AWC                                                                                                        | 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 | Uttarakhand                       | 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 Main AWC& 1500 for Mini AWC                                                                                                         | 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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