505876 Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to be Trained

A total of 2,87,778 Anganwadi workers and 2,18,098 Anganwadi helpers are targeted to be trained through the existing Anganwadi Workers’ Training Centres (AWTCs) this current financial year. As many as 498 AWTCswere operational in States/UTs as on 30.06.2011. AWTCs are opened by the States/UTs with approval of the Central Government depending on their training requirements in respect of the backlog as well as the newly recruited Anganwadi workers/helpers.

State-wise details of Anganwadi Workers’ Training Centres operational as on 30.06.2011

S. No	State/Union Territory	Number of operational AWTCs
1	Andhra Pradesh	63
2	Arunachal Pradesh	5
3	Assam	25
4	Bihar	60
5	Chhattisgarh	15
6	Goa	0
7	Gujarat	19
9	Haryana	10
8	Himachal Pradesh	4
10	Jammu & Kashmir	17
11	Jharkhand	15
12	Karnataka	21
13	Kerala	13
14	Madhya Pradesh	25
15	Maharashtra	35
16	Manipur	4
17	Meghalaya	2
18	Mizoram	1
19	Nagaland	1
20	Orissa	26
21	Punjab	9
22	Rajasthan	21
23	Sikkim	1
24	Tamil Nadu	*
25	Tripura	5
26	Uttar Pradesh	66
27	Uttarakhand	7
28	West Bengal	22
29	A & N Islands	1
30	Chandigarh	0
31	Daman & Diu	0
32	D & N Haveli	0
33	Delhi	5
34	Lakshadweep	0
35	Puducherry	0
	TOTAL	498

*Tamil Nadu does not have any AWTC since training is conducted through CDPO/Supervisors.

Note: States/UTs which do not have any AWTC, utilize the facilities of the neighboring States.

This was stated by the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

 

Source: PIB