STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Minister for Social Welfare Asiea Naqash on Wednesday informed the Legislative Council that there are 29,599 Anganwari centres operational in the State.
Responding to a question raised by MLC Ashok Khajuria, the minister said that the Anganwari Centres are run by 1,366 Supervisors, 29,599 Anganwari Workers and 29,599 Anganwari helpers. She further informed that there is no adhoc or contractual post sanctioned for ICDS centre.
She informed that the demand for increase of remuneration of Anganwari Workers and Helpers is under examination of the department. She said the government has already put in place a mechanism whereby 50 per cent posts of supervisors have been kept for regularization of AWWs as per the existing recruitment rules.
Giving details, she said 25 per cent selection is done through departmental selection/promotion Committee from amongst Anganwari workers who have rendered their services for at least five years and 25 per cent is done by selection through Departmental Selection/Promotion Committee from amongst Matriculate Anganwari workers with at least 10 years service.
The minister further informed the House that the Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Backward Classes is examining the representations of the villages for their inclusion in Reserved Backward Areas.
Responding to a question raised by MLC Saif-Ud-Din Bhat, Asiea Naqash informed that the demand for inclusion of villages including Shamsabad, Sail Lassipora, Churmujroo and CC Pora in RBA category is under process in consultation with the Commission.
