Lok Sabha Question No. 2476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Training and Social Security to Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2476

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2016

## TRAINING AND SOCIAL SECURITY TO ANGANWADI WORKERS

2476. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH  SHEKHAWAT:

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

- a)    the  number  of  Anganwadi  workers  on  rolls  including  minimum  and  maximum number of Anganwadi workers per village, State/UT-wise during the last three years and the current year:
- b)    whether  the  Government  has  put  in  place  mechanisms  for  regular  skill upgradation  of  Anganwadi  workers  and  monitor  the  performance  of  Anganwadi workers,  if so, the details thereof along with the agencies involved in training the workers;
- c)  whether  Government  provides  access  to  social  security  benefits  to  Anganwadi workers/helpers in the country including insurance schemes in the country;
- d)  if so, the details thereof along with the share of contribution of the Union and State Government in the said scheme;
- e) whether Government has received any complaints regarding  deprivation of such benefits to Anganwadi workers/helpers during the last three years and the current year; and
- f)      if  so,  the  details  thereof  and corrective  steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

State-wise  number  of  Anganwadi  Workers  is  maintained  in  the  Ministry.    A Statement indicating State-wise number of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) sanctioned and in position during the last three years and current years viz. during 2012-13 to

- (a) 2015-16 (as on 31.12.2015) is at Annexure .
- (b) This  Ministry  is  imparting  training,  viz.  Refresher,  Induction  and  Orientation training to Anganwadi Workers through Anganwadi Training Centres (AWTCs) run by

the State Governments or Non-Government Agencies administered by the respective State Governments. Monitoring of the performance of Anganwadi Workers falls under the purview of respective State Government/UTs Administration, who implement the scheme as well as recruit the field functionaries.

- (c) Under  the  Social  Security  benefits,  the  Government  launched  the  Anganwadi Karyakatri Bima Yojana (AKBY) with effect from 01.04.2004 in association with the Life  Insurance  Corporation  (LIC)  of  India  as  a  welfare  measure  for  the  benefit  of Anganwadi  Workers/Helpers.  The  Scheme  is  operated  through  the  Social  Security Group Scheme of LIC. The salient features of the AKBY are as under:
- (i) The Scheme is applicable to all Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)/Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) in the age group of 18-59 years;
- (ii) The premium under the Scheme is Rs.280/- per annum per member as per following breakup:

Rs.100/- from Social Security Fund of LIC

Rs.100/- by the Government of India

Rs.80/-  by  the  Anganwadi  Worker/Helper  (additional  for  male  critical illness of the insured member) has been waived off till 31.03.2017.

- (iii) The Scheme provides the following compensation/benefit:-

Natural death :

Rs.30000/-

Accident

Death/total permanent disability     :

Rs.75000/-

Partial permanent disability :

Rs.37500/-

Female Critical Illness (FCI)           :

Rs.20000/-

(on  diagnosis  of  invasive  cancers  (malignant  tumour)  manifest  in certain  organs  (Breast,  Cervix  Uteri,  Corpus  Uteri,  Ovaries,  Fallopian Tubes, Vaginal/vulva).

Shiksha Sahyog Yojana : Rs.300/- per quarter per child A free add-on scholarship Rs. 300/- per quarter for students of 9 th to 12 th Standard  (including  ITI  courses)  for  the  children  of  AWWs  and AWHs, limited to two children per beneficiary.

- (e)  &  (f)  No  such  incident  has  come  to  the  notice  of  Ministry  of  Women  Child Development.

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## Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 2476 for 11.03.2016

## STATEMENT INDICATING STATE/UT-WISE NUMBER OF ANGANWADI WORKERS SANCTIONED & IN-POSITION DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

## Number of Anganwadi Workers sanctioned and in-position during the last three years and the current years

|         |                   | Number of Anganwadi Workers   | Number of Anganwadi Workers   | Number of Anganwadi Workers   | Number of Anganwadi Workers   | Number of Anganwadi Workers   | Number of Anganwadi Workers   | Number of Anganwadi Workers   | Number of Anganwadi Workers   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UT          | 2015-16 (as on 31.12.2015)    | 2015-16 (as on 31.12.2015)    | 2014-15                       | 2014-15                       | 2013-14                       | 2013-14                       | 2012-13                       | 2012-13                       |
|         |                   | Sanctioned by GOI             | In-position                   | Sanctioned by GOI             | In- position                  | Sanctioned by GOI             | In- position                  | Sanctioned by GOI             | In- position                  |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 55607                         | 53962                         | 55607                         | 53561                         | 91307                         | 85761                         | 91307                         | 84158                         |
| 2       | Telangana         | 35700                         | 33317                         | 35700                         | 33518                         | *                             | *                             | *                             | *                             |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 6225                          | 6028                          | 6225                          | 6028                          | 6225                          | 6028                          | 6225                          | 6028                          |
| 4       | Assam             | 62153                         | 62153                         | 62153                         | 62153                         | 62153                         | 62153                         | 62153                         | 58118                         |
| 5       | Bihar             | 115009                        | 82761                         | 115009                        | 85354                         | 91968                         | 91677                         | 91968                         | 81677                         |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 52474                         | 48632                         | 52474                         | 48901                         | 64390                         | 48901                         | 64390                         | 48798                         |
| 7       | Goa               | 1262                          | 1237                          | 1262                          | 1230                          | 1262                          | 1245                          | 1262                          | 1251                          |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 53029                         | 50540                         | 53029                         | 50610                         | 52137                         | 48536                         | 52137                         | 48648                         |
| 9       | Haryana           | 25962                         | 25078                         | 25962                         | 25078                         | 25962                         | 25078                         | 25962                         | 24867                         |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 18925                         | 18703                         | 18925                         | 18771                         | 18925                         | 18763                         | 18925                         | 18340                         |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 31938                         | 28707                         | 31938                         | 28707                         | 28577                         | 28483                         | 28577                         | 28483                         |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 38432                         | 35765                         | 38432                         | 35731                         | 38432                         | 34309                         | 38432                         | 36435                         |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 65911                         | 63186                         | 65911                         | 63186                         | 64518                         | 63183                         | 64518                         | 62828                         |
| 14      | Kerala            | 33318                         | 33110                         | 33318                         | 33110                         | 33115                         | 33087                         | 33115                         | 33083                         |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 97135                         | 90870                         | 97135                         | 90430                         | 92230                         | 84940                         | 92230                         | 90248                         |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 110486                        | 105262                        | 110486                        | 105262                        | 110486                        | 105118                        | 110486                        | 104847                        |
| 17      | Manipur           | 11510                         | 10274                         | 11510                         | 10274                         | 11510                         | 10274                         | 11510                         | 10274                         |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 5896                          | 5862                          | 5896                          | 5309                          | 5864                          | 3922                          | 5156                          | 3915                          |

| 19   | Mizoram          |    2244 |    2244 |    2244 |    2244 |    2244 |    1969 |    1980 |    1980 |
|------|------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 20   | Nagaland         |    3980 |    3455 |    3980 |    3455 |    3980 |    3455 |    3455 |    3455 |
| 21   | Odisha           |   74154 |   68865 |   74154 |   68865 |   72873 |   68400 |   72873 |   66354 |
| 22   | Punjab           |   27314 |   26318 |   27314 |   26177 |   26656 |   26408 |   26656 |   26402 |
| 23   | Rajasthan        |   62010 |   57819 |   62010 |   58452 |   61119 |   58308 |   61119 |   57897 |
| 24   | Sikkim           |    1308 |    1289 |    1308 |    1275 |    1308 |    1223 |    1233 |    1225 |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu       |   54439 |   42006 |   54439 |   44037 |   55542 |   46557 |   55542 |   47531 |
| 26   | Tripura          |   10145 |    9911 |   10145 |    9911 |    9911 |    9911 |    9911 |    9906 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh    |  190145 |  175308 |  190145 |  176059 |  188259 |  176221 |  188259 |  177509 |
| 28   | Uttrakhand       |   20067 |   18988 |   20067 |   18978 |   23159 |   19001 |   23159 |   18492 |
| 29   | West Bengal      |  119481 |  108000 |  119481 |  107916 |  117170 |  107486 |  117170 |  107107 |
| 30   | A & N Islands    |     720 |     717 |     720 |     710 |     720 |     710 |     720 |     705 |
| 31   | Chandigarh       |     500 |     500 |     500 |     500 |     500 |     500 |     500 |     500 |
| 32   | Delhi            |   11150 |   10806 |   11150 |   10806 |   11150 |   10806 |   11150 |   10828 |
| 33   | Dadra & N Haveli |     302 |     302 |     302 |     262 |     281 |     262 |     267 |     246 |
| 34   | Daman & Diu      |     107 |      96 |     107 |      96 |     107 |     102 |     107 |     107 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep      |     107 |     107 |     107 |     107 |     107 |     107 |     107 |     107 |
| 36   | Puducherry       |     855 |     788 |     855 |     788 |     788 |     788 |     788 |     788 |
|      | Total            | 1400000 | 1282966 | 1400000 | 1287851 | 1374935 | 1283672 | 1373349 | 1273137 |

*  included with undivided Andhra Pradesh.