The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved enhancement of honorarium to
Anganwadi Workers/Anganwadi Helpers (AWWs/AWHs)and performance linked incentive
to AWHs [Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme] with a
total cost of Rs. 10,649.41 crore (GoI Share) for the period from 01.10.2018 to
31.03.2020.
Nearly 27 lakh AWWs/AWHs will be benefitted by the approval.
Anganwadi Services (Umbrella ICDS) is a universal scheme and beneficiaries are
spread all over the country at AWC/village level.
Details:
The proposals approved consist of the following:
Name of Functionary
|
Old Rates p.m.
|
Revised Rates p.m.
|
Anganwadi Worker
|
Rs.3,000/-
|
Rs.4,500/-
|
Anganwadi Worker at Mini-AWC
|
Rs.2,250/-
|
Rs.3,500/-
|
Anganwadi Helper
|
Rs.1,500/-
|
Rs.2,250/- (*)
|
(*) In addition, monthly performance linked incentive of
Rs.250/- has also been approved for Anganwadi Helpers for facilitating proper
functioning of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs).
The enhanced rate of honorarium and performance linked
incentive would be effective from 1st October, 2018.
Impact:
The programme through targeted interventions will strive to
reduce the level of malnutrition, anaemia and low birth weight babies, ensure empowerment
of adolescent girls, provide protection to the children who are in conflict
with law, provide safe place for day-care to children of working mothers,
create synergy, ensure better monitoring, issue negative alerts for timely
action, encourage States/UTs to perform, guide and supervise line Ministries
and States/UTs to achieve the targeted goals and bring more transparency.
Financial Implications:
The details of expenditure for the period from 1st October,
2018 to 31st March 2020 for payment of honorarium to AWWs/AWHs and performance
linked incentives to AWHs are as under:
(Rupees in crore)
Name of the Components
|
2018-19
(6 months)
|
2019-20
|
Total
|
Honorarium to AWWs
|
2182.63
|
4365.27
|
6547.90
|
Honorarium to Mini-AWWs
|
154.60
|
309.19
|
463.79
|
Honorarium to AWHs
|
1212.57
|
2425.15
|
3637.72
|
Total
|
3549.8
|
7099.61
|
10649.41
|
Background:
Anganwadi Services (ICDS) aims at holistic development of
children under the age of six years and its beneficiaries are children of this
age group and Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers.The rate of honorarium
paid to the Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers was last revised in the
year 2011. Since then the cost of living has increased and the cost norms for
the administration of Supplementary Nutrition have also been revised recently
in the year 2017.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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