The Government has enhanced honorarium of AWWs fromRs3,000/- to Rs. 4,500/- per month; AWWs at mini-AWCs from 2,250/- to 3,500/- per month; AWHs from Rs. 1,500/- to Rs. 2,250/- per month from 1st October, 2018. The Government has also introduced performance linked incentive of Rs. 250/- per month to AWHs effective from 1st October, 2018. AWWs are paid performance linked incentive of Rs. 500/- per month for using ICDS-CAS (Common Application Software) under POSHAN Abhiyaan. Most of the States/UTs are also giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources. AWWs/AWHs are honorary workers who come forward to render their services on payment of monthly honorarium. In view of the very nature of the role of Anganwadi Workers/Helpers, it is not feasible to declare them as regular/permanent employees.
Under Anganwadi Services Scheme, funds are provided for up-gradation of AWC buildings at the rate of Rs.2.00 lakh per AWC building, for Maintenance Rs. 3,000/- per AWC and for Furniture & Equipment Rs. 10,000/- per AWC and Rs. 7,000/- per Mini-AWC once in 5 years. Funds for upgradation of AWC building, Maintenance, Furniture & Equipment are released to States/UTs. Apart from this, funds for construction of toilets in AWCs and for providing drinking water facilities in AWCs are also released to States/UTs. Upgradation and improvement of basic infrastructural facilities is provided for in the Scheme.
State/UT-wise details of the total number of Anganwadi Centres and AnganwadiWorkers in the countryas on 31st December 2019is given below:
|
S no.
|
State/UT
|
Anganwadi Centers (AWCs)
|
Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)
|
|
Sanctioned
|
Operational
|
Sanctioned
|
In-position
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh*
|
55607
|
55607
|
55607
|
53942
|
|
2
|
Telangana
|
35700
|
35634
|
35700
|
34117
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
6225
|
6225
|
6225
|
6225
|
|
4
|
Assam*
|
62153
|
62153
|
62153
|
60942
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
115009
|
106953
|
115009
|
106953
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
52474
|
51414
|
52474
|
50030
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
1262
|
1262
|
1262
|
1185
|
|
8
|
Gujarat*
|
53029
|
53029
|
53029
|
51524
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
25962
|
25962
|
25962
|
25042
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh*
|
18925
|
18925
|
18925
|
18759
|
|
11
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
30765
|
28460
|
30765
|
28697
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
38432
|
38432
|
38432
|
37821
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
65911
|
65911
|
65911
|
64519
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
33318
|
33244
|
33318
|
33115
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
97135
|
97135
|
97135
|
96236
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
110486
|
110219
|
110486
|
105592
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
11510
|
11510
|
11510
|
11302
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
5896
|
5896
|
5896
|
5883
|
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
2244
|
2244
|
2244
|
2244
|
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
3980
|
3980
|
3980
|
3980
|
|
21
|
Odisha
|
74154
|
72587
|
74154
|
71393
|
|
22
|
Punjab
|
27314
|
27295
|
27314
|
27285
|
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
62010
|
61974
|
62010
|
59550
|
|
24
|
Sikkim
|
1308
|
1308
|
1308
|
1296
|
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu*
|
54439
|
54439
|
54439
|
49182
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
10145
|
9911
|
10145
|
9911
|
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh*
|
190145
|
187997
|
190145
|
171245
|
|
28
|
Uttrakhand
|
20067
|
20067
|
20067
|
19526
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
119481
|
116446
|
119481
|
108059
|
|
30
|
A & N Islands
|
720
|
720
|
720
|
719
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh**
|
450
|
450
|
450
|
450
|
|
32
|
Delhi**
|
10897
|
10897
|
10897
|
9990
|
|
33
|
Dadra & N Haveli
|
302
|
302
|
302
|
302
|
|
34
|
Daman & Diu
|
107
|
107
|
107
|
102
|
|
35
|
Ladakh
|
1173
|
1139
|
1173
|
1133
|
|
36
|
Lakshadweep
|
107
|
107
|
107
|
107
|
|
37
|
Puducherry*
|
855
|
855
|
855
|
780
|
|
|
Total
|
1399697
|
1380796
|
1399697
|
1329138
|
* Information up to 30thSeptember, 2019
** 253 AWCs &50 AWCs are surrendered by NCT of Delhi and Chandigarh respectively
This information was given by Minister for Women & Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
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