The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme was launched in 1975 with the following objectives
- To improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 years
- To lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child
- To reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout
- To achieve effective co-ordination of policy and implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development
- To enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.
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Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme Launched on 2nd October 1975, today, ICDS Scheme represents one of the world’s largest and most unique programmes for early childhood development. .
Supplementary Nutrition
This includes supplementary feeding and growth monitoring; and prophylaxis against vitamin A deficiency and control of nutritional anaemia
Health Check-Up
This includes health care of children less than six years of age, antenatal care of expectant mothers and postnatal care of nursing mothers
Pre-School Non-Formal Education
The Non-formal Pre-school Education (PSE) component of the ICDS may well be considered the backbone of the ICDS programme
Nutrition & Health Education
Nutrition and health education are vital components of promoting overall well-being and preventing disease.
GROWTH MONITORING
Regular growth monitoring and anthropometric assessments are conducted to track the growth and nutritional status of children.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
Community participation and mobilization to support program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
CAPACITY BUILDING
Training and capacity-building programs are conducted for Anganwadi workers and supervisors to enhance their knowledge and skills in child care, nutrition, health, and early childhood education.
CONVERGENCE WITH OTHER SECTORS
convergence with other sectors such as health, education, and social welfare to ensure comprehensive services for children and mothers
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to assess the program's effectiveness, identify gaps, and inform decision-making for program improvement and expansion.
The concept of providing a package of services is based primarily on the consideration that the overall impact will be much larger if the different services develop in an integrated manner as the efficacy of a particular service depends upon the support it receives from related services
| Services | Target Group | Service Provided by |
|---|---|---|
| Supplementary Nutrition | Children below 6 years: Pregnant & Lactating Mother (P&LM) | Anganwadi Worker and Anganwadi Helper |
| Immunization* | Children below 6 years: Pregnant & Lactating Mother (P&LM) | ANM/MO |
| Health Check-up* | Children below 6 years: Pregnant & Lactating Mother (P&LM) | ANM/MO/AWW |
| Referral Services | Children below 6 years: Pregnant & Lactating Mother (P&LM) | ANM/MO/AWW |
| Pre-School Education | Children 3-6 years | AWW |
| Nutrition & Health Education | Women (15-45 years) | AWW/ANM/MO |
*AWW assists ANM in identifying the target group. Three of the six services namely Immunisation, Health Check-up and Referral Services delivered through Public Health Infrastructure under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Nutrition including Supplementary Nutrition
This includes supplementary feeding and growth monitoring; and prophylaxis against vitamin A deficiency and control of nutritional anaemia. All families in the community are surveyed, to identify children below the age of six and pregnant & nursing mothers. They avail of supplementary feeding support for 300 days in a year. By providing supplementary feeding, the Anganwadi attempts to bridge the caloric gap between the national recommended and average intake of children and women in low income and disadvantaged communities. Growth Monitoring and nutrition surveillance are two important activities that are undertaken. Children below the age of three years of age are weighed once a month and children 3-6 years of age are weighed quarterly. Weight-for-age growth cards are maintained for all children below six years. This helps to detect growth faltering and helps in assessing nutritional status. Besides, severely malnourished children are given special supplementary feeding and referred to medical services.
Immunization
Immunization of pregnant women and infants protects children from six vaccine preventable diseases-poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, tuberculosis and measles. These are major preventable causes of child mortality, disability, morbidity and related malnutrition. Immunization of pregnant women against tetanus also reduces maternal and neonatal mortality.
Health Check-ups
This includes health care of children less than six years of age, antenatal care of expectant mothers and postnatal care of nursing mothers. The various health services provided for children by anganwadi workers and Primary Health Centre (PHC) staff, include regular health check-ups, recording of weight, immunization, management of malnutrition, treatment of diarrhoea, de-worming and distribution of simple medicines etc.
Non-formal Pre-School Education (PSE)
The Non-formal Pre-school Education (PSE) component of the ICDS may well be considered the backbone of the ICDS programme, since all its services essentially converge at the anganwadi – a village courtyard. Anganwadi Centre (AWC) – a village courtyard – is the main platform for delivering of these services. These AWCs have been set up in every village in the country. In pursuance of its commitment to the cause of India’s Children, present government has decided to set up an AWC in every human habitation/ settlement. As a result, total number of AWC would go up to almost 1.4 million. This is also the most joyful play-way daily activity, visibly sustained for three hours a day. It brings and keeps young children at the anganwadi centre - an activity that motivates parents and communities. PSE, as envisaged in the ICDS, focuses on total development of the child, in the age up to six years, mainly from the underprivileged groups. Its programme for the three-to six years old children in the anganwadi is directed towards providing and ensuring a natural, joyful and stimulating environment, with emphasis on necessary inputs for optimal growth and development. The early learning component of the ICDS is a significant input for providing a sound foundation for cumulative lifelong learning and development. It also contributes to the universalization of primary education, by providing to the child the necessary preparation for primary schooling and offering substitute care to younger siblings, thus freeing the older ones – especially girls – to attend school
Non-formal Pre-School Education (PSE)
. Nutrition and Health Education: Nutrition, Health and Education (NHED) is a key element of the work of the anganwadi worker. This forms part of BCC (Behaviour Change Communication) strategy. This has the long term goal of capacity-building of women – especially in the age group of 15-45 years – so that they can look after their own health, nutrition and development needs as well as that of their children and families.
Funding Pattern
▣ : ICDS is a Centrally-sponsored Scheme implemented through the State Governments/UT Administrations. Prior to 2005-06, 100% financial assistance for inputs other than supplementary nutrition, which the States were to provided out of their own resources, was being provided by the Government of India. Since many States were not providing adequately for supplementary nutrition in view of resource constraints, it was decided in 2005-06 to support to States up to 50% of the financial norms or to support 50% of expenditure incurred by them on supplementary nutrition, whichever is less.
▣ From the financial year 2009-10, Government of India has modified the funding pattern of ICDS between Centre and States. The sharing pattern of supplementary nutrition in respect of North-eastern States between Centre and States has been changed from 50:50 to 90:10 ratio. So far as other States and UTs, the existing sharing pattern of 50:50 continues. However, for all other components of ICDS, the ratio has been modified to 90:10(100% Central Assistance earlier.
Population Norms
The revised Population norms for setting up a Project, Anganwadi Centre and Mini-AWC are as under
Projects
(i) Community Development Block in a State should be the unit for sanction of an ICDS Project in rural/tribal areas, irrespective of number of villages/population in it.
(ii) The existing norm of 1 lakh population for sanction of urban project may continue.
Further to this, for blocks with more than two lac population, States could opt for more than one Project ( @ one per one lac population) or could opt for one project only. In the latter case, staff could be suitably strengthened based on population or number of AWCs in the block. Similarly, for blocks with population of less than 1 lac or so, staffing pattern of CDPO office could be less than that of a normal block.
Anganwadi Centres
For Rural/Urban Projects |
For Mini-AWC | For Tribal /Riverine/Desert, Hilly and other difficult areas/ Projects | For Mini- AWC |
| 400-800 1 AWC | 150-400 1 Mini-AWC | 300-800 - 1 AWC | 150-300 1 Mini AWC |
| 800-1600 - 2 AWCs | |||
| 1600-2400 - 3 AWCs | |||
| Thereafter in multiples of 800 1 AWC | |||
Supplementary Nutrition Norms
Financial norms:- The Government of India has recently, revised the cost of supplementary nutrition for different category of beneficiaries vide this Ministry’s letter No. F.No. 4-2/2008-CD.II dated 07.11.2008, the details of which are as under:-
| Sl.No. | Category | Pre-revised rates | Revised rates (per beneficiary per day) |
| 1 | Children (6-72 months) | Rs.2.00 | Rs.4.00 |
| 2 | Severely malnourished children (6-72 months) | Rs.2.70 | Rs.6.00 |
| 3 | Pregnant women and Nursing mothers | Rs.2.30 | Rs.5.00 |
Nutritional Norms:- Revised vide letter No. 5-9/2005-ND-Tech Vol. II dated 24.2.2009
| Sl. No. | Category | Pr-revised | Revised: per beneficiary per day | ||
| Calories (K Cal) | Protein (g) | Calories (K Cal) | Protein (g) | ||
| 1 | Children (6-72 months) | 300 | 8-10 | 500 | 12-15 |
| 2 | Severely malnourished children (6-72 months) | 600 | 20 | 800 | 20-25 |
| 3 | Pregnant women and Nursing mothers | 500 | 15-20 | 600 | 18-20 |
Type of Supplementary Nutrition
Children in the age group 0 – 6 months : For Children in this age group, States/ UTs may ensure continuation of current guidelines of early initiation (within one hour of birth) and exclusive breast-feeding for children for the first 6 months of life.
Children in the age group 6 months to 3 years : For children in this age group, the existing pattern of Take Home Ration (THR) under the ICDS Scheme will continue. However, in addition to the current mixed practice of giving either dry or raw ration (wheat and rice) which is often consumed by the entire family and not the child alone, THR should be given in the form that is palatable to the child instead of the entire family.
Children in the age group 3 to 6 years : For the children in this age group, State/ UTs have been requested to make arrangements to serve Hot Cooked Meal in AWCs and mini-AWCs under the ICDS Scheme. Since the child of this age group is not capable of consuming a meal of 500 calories in one sitting, the States/ UTs are advised to consider serving more than one meal to the children who come to AWCs. Since the process of cooking and serving hot cooked meal takes time, and in most of the cases, the food is served around noon, States/ UTs may provide 500 calories over more than one meal. States/ UTs may arrange to provide a morning snack in the form of milk/banana/ egg/ seasonal fruits/ micronutrient fortified food etc.
Registration of beneficiaries : Since BPL is no longer a criteria under ICDS, States have to ensure registration of all eligible beneficiaries
Expansion of the ICDs Scheme
| Number of Sanctioned Projects/ AWCs | EXISTING | ADDITIONAL (sanctioned in 2008-09)* | TOTAL |
| PROJECTS | 6284 | 789 | 7073 |
| ANGANWADI CENTRES (AWCs | 10.53 lakh | 1.89 lakh | 12.42 lakh |
| MINI-AWCs | 36,829 | 77,102 | 1,13,931 |
| Total AWCs | 13.56 lakh# | ||
| * State-wise no. of Projects/AWCs/Mini-AWCS sanctioned in 2008-09 under 3rd phase of expansion of the Scheme available at ‘Data Table on ICDS’. | |||
| # Total number of AWCs Budgeted for is 14 lakh leaving a cushion for Anganwadi – on- Demand. | |||
Budgetary Allocation
Alongside gradual expansion of the Scheme, there has also been a significant increase in the Budgetary allocation for ICDS Scheme from Rs.10391.75 crore in 10th Five Year Plan to Rs.44,400 crore in XI Plan Period.The details of Budget Allocation and Expenditure for the year 2007-08 to 2009-10 in respect of ICDS (General) and supplementary nutrition are given as under
| Budget Allocation | ||
| S.No. | Year | Budget Allocation (Rs. In Lakh) |
| 1 | 2007-08 | 529300.00 |
| 2 | 2008-09 | 630000.00 |
| 3 | 2009-10 | 670500.00 |
| Funds released (Rs. In Lakh) | |||
| S.No. | Year | ICDS(G) | Supplementary Nutrition |
| 1 | 2007-08 | 310803.27 | 206231.05 |
| 2 | 2008-09 | 401319.16 | 228131.33 |
| 3 | 2009-10 | 177894.15 | 182001.76 |
THE ICDS TEAM
The ICDS team comprises the Anganwadi Workers, Anganwadi Helpers, Supervisors, Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) and District Programme Officers (DPOs). Anganwadi Worker, a lady selected from the local community, is a community based frontline honorary worker of the ICDS Programme. She is also an agent of social change, mobilizing community support for better care of young children, girls and women. Besides the medical officers, Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) and Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) form a team with the ICDS functionaries to achieve convergence of different services.
Role & responsibilities of AWW, ANM and ASHA
Role and responsibilities of AWW, ANM & ASHA have been clearly delineated and circulated to States/UTs under the joint signature of Secretary, MWCD and Secretary, MHFW, vide D.O. No. R. 14011/9/2005-NRHM –I (pt) dated 20 January 2006.STATUS OF ANGANWADI WORKERS AND HELPERS
Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) & Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs), being honorary workers, are paid a monthly honoraria as decided by the Government from time to time. Government of India has enhanced the honoraria of these Workers, w.e.f. 1.4.2008 by Rs.500 above the last honorarium drawn by Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and by Rs.250 of the last honorarium drawn by Helpers of AWCs and Workers of Mini-AWCs. Prior to enhancement, AWWs were being paid a monthly honoraria ranging from Rs. 938/ to Rs. 1063/- per month depending on their educational qualifications and experience. Similarly, AWHs were being paid monthly honoraria of Rs. 500/- In addition to the honoraria paid by the Government of India, many States/UTs are also giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources for additional functions assigned under other Schemes.FACILITIES/BENEFITS EXTENDED TO AWWs &AWHs
| By the Govt. of India Honorarium: At the beginning of the Scheme in 1975, the Anganwadi Worker was paid honorarium of Rs.100/- per month (Non-Matriculate) and Rs.150/- per month (Matriculate) and Helper was paid Rs.35/- per month. Govt. has increased their honorarium from time to time, as indicated below: | |||||||
| Qualification/Year | 1975-76 | 1.4.78 | 1.7.86 | 2.10.92 | 16.5.97 | 1.04.02 | 1.04.08 |
| Non-Matriculate | 100 | 125 | 225 | 350 | 438 | 938 | 1438 |
| Matriculate | 150 | 175 | 275 | 400 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 |
| Non-Matriculate With 5 year experience | 250 | 375 | 469 | 969 | 1469 | ||
| Matriculate With 5 year experience | 300 | 425 | 531 | 1031 | 1531 | ||
| Non-Matriculate With 10 year experience | 275 | 400 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 | ||
| Matriculate With 10 year experience | 325 | 450 | 563 | 1063 | 1563 | ||
| Mini-Anganwadi Workers | 500 (w.ef. 1.1.2007) | 750 | |||||
| Honorarium of Helper | |||||||
| Helper | 35 | 50 | 110 | 200 | 260 | 500 | 700 |
▣ Leave: They have been allowed paid absence of 135 days of maternity leave.
▣ Insurance cover: The Govt. of India introduced `Anganwadi Karyakartri Bima Yojana’ to Anganwadi Workers/Anganwadi Helpers w.e.f.1.4.2004 under Life Insurance Corporation’s Social Security Scheme. The amount of premium of Rs. 80/- payable by AWWs and AWHs has also been waived of w.e.f. 1.4.2007 for a period of two years.Under this Bima Yojana, a free add on scholarship is available for the children of the members who are covered under the scheme. Scholarship of Rs.300/- per quarter for students of 9th to 12th standard [including ITI courses] would be provided. Scholarship is limited to two children per family.
▣ Award: In order to motivate the Anganwadi Workers and give recognition to good voluntary work, a Scheme of Award for Anganwadi Workers has been introduced, both at the National and State Level. The Award comprises Rs.25,000/- cash and a Citation at Central level and Rs.5000/- cash and a Citation at State level.
▣ Uniform: Government has made a provision for a Uniform (saree/suit @ Rs. 200/- per saree per annum) and a name badge to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers.
By State Governments/UT Administartions
▣ To consider the services rendered as AWWs as additional qualification for being recruitment of Primary School Teachers, ANMS and other such village based posts;▣ To Engage 25% of AWWs from amongst the Anganwadi Helpers who have put in minimum 10 years of satisfactory service and also possess the requisite qualifications (age, education etc.) as laid down by the concerned States for selection of AWWs.
▣ To set up Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Welfare Fund at the State/UT level out of the contribution from Workers/Helpers and State/ UT Governments.
▣ To set up Grievances Redressal Machinery at the State/UT and Districts level for prompt redressal of their grievances
ICDS Training Programme
Training and capacity building is the most crucial element in the ICDS Scheme, as the achievement of the programme goals largely depends upon the effectiveness of frontline workers in improving service delivery under the programme. Since inception of the ICDS scheme, the Government of India has formulated a comprehensive training strategy for the ICDS functionaries. Training under ICDS scheme is a continuous programme and is implemented through 35 States/UTs and National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) and its four regional centres. During the 11th Five Year Plan, the Government of India has laid much emphasis on strengthening the training component of ICDS in order to improve the service delivery mechanism and accelerate better programme outcomes. An allocation of Rs. 500 crore has been kept for the ICDS Training Programme during the 11th Five Year Plan. Financial norms relating to training of various ICDS functionaries and trainers have been revised upwardly with effect from 1 April 2009.Types of Training Courses
Three types of regular training are imparted to AWWs, AWHs, Supervisors, CDPOs/ACDPOs and Instructors of AWTCs and MLTCs, viz.:▣ Induction Training (on initial engagement/appointment) mainly to AWWs
▣ Job/Orientation Training (once during service period)
▣ Refresher Training (in-service, once in every two years)
Also, specific need based training programmes are organized under the ‘Other Training’ component, whereby the States/UTs are given flexibility to identify state specific problems that need specialized issue based training and take up such training activities.
Training Infrastructure
: There is a countrywide infrastructure for the training of ICDS functionaries, viz.▣ Anganwadi Workers Training Centres (AWTCs) for the training of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers.
▣ Middle Level Training Centres (MLTCs) for the training of Supervisors and Trainers of AWTCs;
▣ National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) and its Regional Centres for training of CDPOs/ACDPOs and Trainers of MLTCs. NIPCCD also conducts several skill development training programmes.
Govt. of Tamil Nadu has established a State Training Institute (STI) at the State level for the training of Trainers of MLTCs and CDPOs/ACDPOs] Based on the needs, State Governments identify and open up AWTCs and MLTCs after due approval by the Government of India. As on 31.3.2009, 490 AWTCs and 31 MLTCs were operational across the country.About 80% of the AWTCs and 70% MLTCs are run by State/District based NGOs. 10.3 Monitoring & Supervision of Training Programme:A separate ICDS Training Unit within the Ministry of Women and Child Development headed by a Director/Dy. Secretary level officer is responsible for overall monitoring, supervision and evaluation of the training programme. The following measures are undertaken for monitoring and supervision:
▣ Physical and financial progress are captured through Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) in a standardized format, that are submitted by the States/UTs to GoI at the end of every quarter;
▣ A detailed analysis of the QPRs is carried out by the ICDS Training Unit and based on the same, quarterly review meetings are organized with the States at the central level;
▣ Monthly/quarterly review meeting with the Training Centres at the state level;
▣ Necessary feedback and guidelines are issued to the States after each of the review meetings;
▣ Field visits to AWTCs/MLTCs by Nodal Officer or the District Programme Officers (DPOs)/CDPOs; and also by the officials from the Ministry of WCD and NIPCCD.
▣ Annual meeting of State Training Task Force (STTF) for the approval of STRAP and review of past performance and chalking out future actions.
Recent Initiatives
The Ministry has recently initiated a process of consultations with the States and other stakeholders to review and identify gaps in the existing training system and make suggestions to strengthen the ICDS Training programme including its contents/syllabi, training methodology and the existing monitoring mechanism under ICDS training programme. Three regional workshops have since been organized in collaboration with NIPCCD and with technical support from USAID/CARE INDIA during July-August 2009 at three Regional centres of NIPCCD at Bangalore, Lucknow and Guwahati.Government of India incentivizes & encourages Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers, through various initiatives
Government of India incentivizes & encourages
Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers,
through various initiatives
Honorarium of AWWs at main-AWCs enhanced from
Rs.3,000/- to Rs.4,500/- per month
Anganwadi Workers and Helpers across country to
be covered under Ayushman Bharat
Posted On: 07 FEB 2024 2:24PM by PIB Delhi
Anganwadi Services is a Centrally Sponsored scheme and the implementation of the scheme falls
under the ambit of State Government/UT administration. The matter regarding filling up of vacant
posts at various levels is taken up with the State Governments/ UT Administrations through
sustained engagements/video conferences. Also, States/ UTs have been requested to adopt a
uniform retirement date i.e. 30th April of each year with respect to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers
to ensure proper human resource planning
There were 13,48,135 Anganwadi workers and 10,23,068 Anganwadi Helpers in the country as on 31st
December 2023.
The State-wise list of number of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers is placed at Annexure-I.
From 1st 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; and introduced performance linked incentive of Rs.250/- per month
for AWHs and Rs.500/- to AWWs. In addition, States/UTs are also paying additional monetary
incentives/honorarium to these functionaries from their own resources which vary from State to State. The
additional Honorarium provided by the States/UTs is placed at Annexure-II. At present no proposal is under
consideration to increase the honorarium of AWWs/ AWHs.
With a view to incentivize and encourage the Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers, various
steps/initiatives have been undertaken including the following:
▣ Promotion: As per Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 Guidelines issued by the Ministry, promotional
opportunities for Anganwadi Workers have been enhanced. 50% posts of Anganwadi Workers shall be
filled by promotion of Anganwadi Helpers with 5 years of experience and 50% posts of Supervisors shall
be filled by promotion of Anganwadi Workers with 5 years of experience subject to fulfilment of other
criteria.
▣ Leave: Anganwadi Workers have been allowed paid absence of 180 days of maternity leave, paid
absence on abortion/ miscarriage once for 45 days. Also, 20 days annual leaves are permissible.
▣ Uniform: There is a provision for set of two uniforms (saree/suit per annum) to AWW/AWH.
▣ 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 of Rs.2.00 lakh
(covers life risk, death due to any reason) to AWWs/AWHs in the age group of 18 to 50 years and
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) to AWWs and AWHs in the
age group of 18-59 years. Now, it has been decided to provide insurance cover under PMJJBY and
PMSBY to AWWs/AWHs through their bank accounts and the funds towards premium payment
released to the States/UTs on the prescribed cost sharing ratio under Anganwadi Services Scheme.
▣ Insurance cover under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi
Helpers who have been engaged with the Covid-19 related tasks, have been provided with insurance
cover of Rs.50 lakh under "Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package" with certain conditions.
▣ Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM): State Governments/UT Administrations have
been requested to encourage eligible AWWs/AWHs to enroll themselves 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.
▣ Retirement date: States/ UTs have been requested to adopt a uniform retirement date i.e 30th April of each year with respect to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to ensure proper human resource planning.
▣ Leveraging IT through Poshan Tracker: Under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan
2.0) IT systems have been leveraged to strengthen and bring about transparency in delivery support
systems at Anganwadi Centres. The ‘Poshan Tracker’ application was rolled out by the Ministry of
Women & Child Development on 1st March, 2021 as an important governance tool. Anganwadi
Workers have been technologically empowered with smartphones. The mobile application has
digitized and automated the physical registers used by AWWs which has also helped in improving
their quality of work. Under Poshan Abhiyaan, for the first time, a digital revolution was ushered when
the Anganwadi worker was empowered with mobile devices. To capture the real time data in
POSHAN Tracker application, internet connectivity charges to AWWs are provided @₹2000/- per
annum per AWW.
▣ Government has issued orders for upgradation for mini-AWC to regular AWCs. Due to this, the
honorarium of AWWs of existing mini AWCs, have increased to Rs.4,500/- p.m.
In the interim budget for 2024-25, Government has expanded the coverage of Ayushman Bharat to
include all Anganwadi Workers and Helpers across the country. This will provide health coverage of
up to Rs 5 lakh per family annually to all AWWs and AWHs for secondary and tertiary medical care.
This information was given by the MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD EVELOPMENT SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
ANNEXURE-I : ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) of RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 627 FOR 07.02.2024 REGARDING “HONORARIUM FOR ANGANWADI WORKERS/HELPERS” ASKED BY SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY.
State-wise list of number of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers
| State | Anganwadi Workers | Anganwadi Helpers |
| Andhra Pradesh | 55188 | 42097 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 5209 | 2362 |
| Assam | 60568 | 49452 |
| Bihar | 112551 | 82687 |
| Chhattisgarh | 51245 | 42266 |
| Goa | 1237 | 1149 |
| Gujarat | 52616 | 46367 |
| Haryana | 24328 | 13417 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 18727 | 17855 |
| Jharkhand | 37982 | 29453 |
| Karnataka | 63688 | 56597 |
| Kerala | 33107 | 32180 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 96288 | 65378 |
| Maharashtra | 108507 | 74746 |
| Manipur | 11466 | 9848 |
| Meghalaya | 5895 | 4120 |
| Mizoram | 2239 | 2088 |
| Nagaland | 3955 | 3481 |
| Odisha | 73653 | 62144 |
| Punjab | 26588 | 17176 |
| Rajasthan | 61305 | 38009 |
| Sikkim | 1308 | 1286 |
| Tamil Nadu | 44141 | 39806 |
| Telangana | 34456 | 26127 |
| Tripura | 10131 | 9617 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 182741 | 112756 |
| Uttarakhand | 19583 | 8795 |
| West Bengal | 108077 | 99663 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 711 | 465 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu | 405 | 337 |
| Delhi | 10498 | 10542 |
| J&K | 27302 | 18882 |
| Ladakh | 1144 | 882 |
| Lakshadweep | 60 | 13 |
| Puducherry | 802 | 581 |
| UT-Chandigarh | 434 | 444 |
| Total | 1348135 | 1023068 |
*Data as per Poshan Tracker (Dec. 23)
Annexure II:
ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) of RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
627 FOR 07.02.2024 REGARDING “HONORARIUM FOR ANGANWADI WORKERS/HELPERS”
ASKED BY SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY.
Additional honorarium given by the States/UTs to AWWs/AWHs from their own resources
| S. No. | States/UTs | Additional honorarium given by States/UTs each month (In Rs.) | ||
| Anganwadi Workers (AWW) | Anganwadi Helper (AWH) | |||
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar | 3000 | 2500 | |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 7000 | 4750 | |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Nil | Nil | |
| 4 | Assam | 2000 | 1000 | |
| 5 | Bihar | 1450 | 725 | |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 3600 | 1800 | |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 2000 | 1000 | |
| 8 | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1000 | 600 | |
| 9 | Delhi | 5178 | 2589 | |
| 10 | Goa | 5500-13500[1] | 3750-6750* | |
| 11 | Gujarat | 5500 | 3250 | |
| 12 | Haryana | 7286-8429* | 4215 | |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 4600 | 2450 | |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 600 | 340 | |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 5000 | 2500 | |
| 16 | Karnataka | 6500-7000* | 4000-4500* | |
| 17 | Kerala | 2000 | 2000 | |
| 18 | Lakshadweep | 5500 | 4750 | |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 7000 | 3500 | |
| 20 | Maharashtra | 3825 | 2175 | |
| 21 | Manipur | 1000 | 600 | |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 1500 | 1000 | |
| 23 | Odisha | 1000 | 500 | |
| 24 | Puducherry | 600 | 300 | |
| 25 | Punjab | 5000 | 2850 | |
| 26 | Rajasthan | 3891-4030* | 2640 | |
| 27 | Sikkim | 2225 | 1500 | |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 3000 | 1500 | |
| 29 | West Bengal | 3750 | 4050 | |
| 30 | Uttar Pradesh | 1500 | 750 | |
| 31 | Nagaland | Nil | Nil | |
| 32 | Mizoram | 450 | 500 | |
| 33 | Tamil Nadu | 3200-19700* | 1850-10250* | |
| 34 | Telangana | 9150 | 5550 | |
| 35 | Tripura | 150-5346* | 93-3518* | |
| 36 | Ladakh | 1300 | 650 | |
* Depending on the qualification and/or number of years of service