Lok Sabha Question No. 4333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Anganwadi Services Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4333

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## ANGANWADI SERVICES SCHEME

## 4333. SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE:

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

- (a) details of training programs provided to anganwadi workers and helpers under the Anganwadi Services Scheme;
- (b) the  number of  anganwadi  workers  who  have  been  given  training  under  the Scheme during each of the last three years in the State of Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the Government has introduced digital or online training programs for anganwadi workers and helpers, if so, the number of participants who have undergone such training;
- (d) whether any incentives  are  provided  to  anganwadi  workers  and  helpers  for successfully completing training programs, if so, the details thereof, including financial or non-financial incentives;
- (e) whether any independent impact assessment has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs for anganwadi workers and helpers, if so, the key findings of the assessment and the steps taken to address any gaps or weaknesses identified; and
- (f) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  training programme more sustainable in long term for anganwadi workers?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Government of India launched Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi (PBPB) initiative on 10th  May,  2023  for  upgrading  skills  of  all  anganwadi  workers  to  strengthen  their capacity to provide early childhood care and education and nutrition service to children below six years of age, including divyang children.

Capacity Building of Anganwadi Workers is envisioned as the first step in transforming the Anganwadi into a Learning Centre which should have High-quality infrastructure, play equipment and well trained Anganwadi workers. Under this programme, MWCD focuses  on  a  Two  Tier  Training  Implementation  Model.  NIPCCD  is  entrusted  with Capacity Building of Anganwadi functionaries under Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi through its Headquarters at New Delhi and five Regional Centres located across the country.

Tier I involves training of State Level Master Trainers (SLMTs), comprising CDPOs, Supervisors  &  State-Nominated  Additional  Resource  Persons,  through  NIPCCD Headquarters and its five Regional Centres. They are trained for 2 days, in a hybrid model comprising both online and offline (in person) trainings. Further, Tier II involves 3-day  training  workshop  in  physical  mode  for  the  Anganwadi  workers  across  the country. Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi Programme is being undertaken in two rounds from 2023- 2026 for which budget amounting to Rs. 476 crores has been allocated.

Masterclasses on Navchetana and Aadharshila and Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi are being organized for  Functionaries of Anganwadi Services Scheme under Umbrella ICDS using Youtube platform with a Total of 6.3 Lakhs Views and Unique Viewers being 3.27 Lakhs as on date. A total of 80,472 AWWs registered online for these Master Classes. These Orientation Programmes have been conducted in English & Hindi and also Regional Languages like Assamese, Kannada, Tamil & Telugu.

As on 16.12.2024 a total of 1590 State Level Master Trainers (CDPOs, Supervisors and Additional Resource Persons) and 12258 Anganwadi Workers have been trained in the State of Maharashtra to deliver the Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi programme.

(e) & (f) Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi Programme is monitored digitally. Google Forms are used for Registration, Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessments during the three day Training Programmes. A Dashboard is available centrally which has details regarding training as well as participants of Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi.

The AWWs are being trained on both the components of Nutrition & Education with Navchetana- National Framework for Early Childhood Stimulation for Children from Birth to Three Years and Aadharshila-National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care & Education for Children from three to Six years. Divyang Protocol released by MWCD is  an  important  highlight  of  Poshan  Bhi  Padhai  Bhi  Programme.  In  the  nutrition component, CMAM Protocol has also been incorporated. To make training programme more sustainable in long term for anganwadi workers, provisions from both Aadharshila and Navchetana, including weekly activity schedules, home visit guidance, assessment tools for tracking child development etc. are being included on the Poshan Tracker.  These include daily on-the-job nudges, in the form of videos on how to conduct simple play-based learning activities with the children. 432 video slots in total with 230 unique videos have been uploaded on the Poshan Tracker Portal. 1008 activity details, 1008 daily PDFs and daily voice note

slots have also been uploaded.

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