Banking service chronicle

Banking service chronicle

Banking service chronicle Published this article page no  18  Madhya Pradesh government has issued an order restricting anganwadi workers from being employed for duties not relating to the Integrated Child Development Services. About Anganwadi workers  Anganwadi Worker (AWW) is a community based frontline honorary worker of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Programme.  She acts as an agent of social change mobilizing community support for better care of young children girls and women.  They are paid a monthly honorarium as decided by the Government from time to time. In addition many StatesUTs are also giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources. Problems Faced by Anganwadi Workers  Inadequate honorarium Majority of the AWW belong to the below povertyline category and the honorarium provided to them barely covers their basic expenditures.  Lack of social security benefits The workers do not have permanent jobs with comprehensive social security benefits like other government staff.  Excessive record maintenance The AWW have to maintain total 12 registers including survey register immunization register ANC register referral register dairy cum visit book etc. which is a tedious task.  Work overload The workload of the Anganwadi staff is heavy considering number of responsibilities.  Logistic supply related issues The Anganwadi workers face several problems related to logistics supply delay including medicine medical kit etc.   Poor Infrastructure The building facilities in terms of space and nature of construction are unsatisfactory with many of them not having basic drinking and sanitation facilities.  Lack of cooperation from community Their respective communities have an apathetic attitude towards their work due to which community participation or help is negligible. Way Forward  Along with honorarium some performance based incentives and other social security benefits like pension schemes should be provided to AWW Banking service chronicle buy.

Banking service chronicle