Awards to Anganwadi Workers

The State level Awards are finalized and conferred by the State Governments/UT Administrations which carry a cash award of Rs.5000/- and a citation.  Details of State level awardees are maintained by States/UTs at State level. From amongst the State awardees, the States/UTs select and nominate stipulated number of candidates for conferment of National level Awards which carry a cash award of Rs.25,000/- and a citation. The nominations for the National Level Awards for the years 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 have been received. States/UTs have also been requested to make nominations for the years 2009-10 and 2010-11.

The selection of the awardees is based on exemplary performance in improving the coverage and quality of service to beneficiaries, convergence towards other programmes/Schemes, regular reporting and experience. Under the provisions currently in vogue, 51 Awards at National level and 1275 Awards at State level have been prescribed. State-wise numbers of Awards prescribed at State level and National level are as follows-

































































































































































































































S. No.State/UTNumber of State level AwardsNumber of National level Awards
1.Andhra Pradesh822
2.Arunachal Pradesh131
3.Assam442
4.Bihar892
5.Chhattisgarh341
6.Goa21
7.Gujarat512
8.Haryana261
9.Himachal Pradesh161
10.Jammu & Kashmir271
11.Jharkhand461
12.Karnataka422
13.Kerala372
14.Madhya Pradesh762
15.Maharashtra833
16.Manipur81
17.Meghalaya71
18.Mizoram51
19.Nagaland121
20.Orissa732
21.Punjab321
22.Rajasthan582
23.Sikkim11
24.Tamil Nadu982
25.Tripura91
26.Uttar Pradesh1884
27.Uttarakhand221
28.West Bengal812
29.A & N Islands11
30.Chandigarh11
31.Delhi71
32.Dadra & N Haveli11
33.Daman & Diu11
34.Lakshadweep11
35.Puducherry11
                        Total127551


 

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

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