TS: GO 23 , DT 20.03.18 and GO 14, DT 23.05.2015 - Guidelines on Role and Responsibilities to Anganwadi Teaches and Anganwadi Helpers – Payment of honorarium, leave entitlement, disciplinary proceedings
⏩ Leave on Medical grounds is permitted without honorarium for a period of (6) six months i.e. 180 days by producing doctor certificate.
⏩ Leave on private affairs is permitted without honorarium for 90 days.
⏩ Child Development Project Officers concerned shall make incharge arrangements with neighboring Anganwadi Centres so that delivery of services is not interrupted.
⏩ A. Role of Anganwadi Worker:-
perform the following functions. The Anganwadi Worker shall
⏩1. The center should run from 9:00 A.m to 4:00 P.M every day.
⏩ 2. Issue of Ration (Eggs, Rice, Dal, Oil, Vegetables, condiments and Milk) for Pregnant & Lactating Women and Pre-School children as per average attendance of previous three days to Helper.
⏩ 3. Boiled Egg should be served at 10:00 A.M to the Pre School Children. (PTO)
⏩4. Conducting Pre School Education to children between 3-6 years as per preschool time table using Pre-School Kit, providing a joyful learning environment for the children and assessing development and learning abilities using the ECCE card.
⏩ 5. Organizing Supplementary Nutrition feeding for 3-6 years children, hot cooked meal for Pregnant & Lactating mothers as per the prescribed menu. 6. Follow Food safety and hygiene at AWCs strictly.
⏩7. Ensure prescribed feeding every two hours for Severely Acute Malnourished & Moderately Acute Malnourished children.
⏩8. Undertake Growth monitoring: Weighing all children 0-3 years (monthly) and identification of growth faltering in children will be a crucial activity.
⏩ 9. Conducting Special Days: a) NHD-I- Distribution of Take Home Ration (Bala Amrutham +8 eggs) and Growth monitoring. b) NHD-II- Involving ANM/ASHA facilitating immunization, ANC and PNC, micronutrient supplementation, de-worming, referral etc., conducting monthly Health Nutrition and Sanitation Education.
⏩10. Maintaining Mother Child protection card (MCPC) and individual growth charts to track the growth trajectory of every child.
⏩ 11 Providing special care to children who are underweight, identifying severely & moderately acute malnourished children and referring them to PHC for medical check up.
⏩12 Following up children rehabilitated at NRCs.
⏩13 Undertaking home visit for one or every day between 4-5 PM, especially to reach out to the children under 3 years, high-risk pregnancies and Lactating mothers etc., and also providing counseling to pregnant women and initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and introduction of complementary feeding after 6 months to Lactating women.
⏩ 14 Providing home- based guidance on early stimulation and development to monitor developmental milestones of each child.
⏩15 Identifying children with any visible disability or developmental delays and referring children for Child Health Screening and Early Intervention Services.
⏩16 Participation in Village Level Meeting of VHSNC, etc.,
⏩ 17 Creating Linkages with other sectors specially health, Panchayat, Education, Drinking water and sanitation etc., for improved health and malnutrition status of the people in the village.
⏩18 Eliciting community support and participation in delivery of services.
⏩ 19 Coordination and facilitation of programmes delivered from the ICDS platform like SABLA, KSY, IGMSY, WIFs, RSBK etc.,
⏭20 Convening the Anganwadi Level Monitoring and Support Committee (ALMSC) every month as and when required and report progress to the next higher level.
⏭21 Maintaining Records and Registers pertaining to services, SNP components, beneficiary details, deaths and births of mothers and children and updating every month. Preparing Monthly progress Report in prescribed formats.
⏩ [ 22 Organizing ECCE Day at the AWCs.
⏩23 Getting Pre-School Certificate issued by CDPO to the children joining in primary school and maintaining a Register for tracking such children.
⏩24 Conducting Annual Household Survey once a year and updating quarterly.
⏩25 Any other responsibility assigned by the Govt. from time to time.
👉 e. B. Role of Anganwadi Helper:
⏩ 1. Maintenance of Anganwadi Centers- cleaning the premises daily and arranging for clean drinking water.
⏩ 2. Cooking and serving of food to the children and pregnant and lactating women.
⏩ 3. Maintenance of hygiene at the Centre.
⏩4. Collecting and bringing small children to the Centre and ensuring cleanliness of small children.
⏭5. Proper and safe storage of commodities at the Centre
⏩ 6. Assisting Anganwadi Workers in discharge of her duties.
⏩ 7. Any other responsibility assigned by the Govt. from time to time.
👉2. Payment of honorarium:
The honorarium will be directly credited into the saving Bank Accounts of the Anganwadi Workers and Helpers every month based on the work done reports received from the Supervisors and CDPOs.
👉3. Leave Entitlement:
⏩a. The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers are entitled to 12 Casual Leaves per year.
⏩ b. As per Govt. of India F.No.1-3/2010-CD-I, dated:9th July, 2010, paid absence on maternity would be provided for a period of 180 days and may cover any period beginning from the 8th month of the pregnancy. Paid absence on maternity would be admissible for a maximum of 2 occasions with less than 2 surviving children.
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