Saksham Gudiya Board Vice-Chairperson expresses gratitude to CM for increasing honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers

·      CM committed to women’s empowerment and economic self-reliance: Aruna Mahajan

Vice-Chairperson of the State Saksham Gudiya Board, Aruna Mahajan, has expressed her gratitude to Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for the decision to increase the monthly honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers.

Aruna Mahajansaid that the state government’s decision is an important step towards women’s empowerment, social security and strengthening the economic interests of Anganwadi workers and helpers. She stated that the state government has recently decided to increase the monthly honorarium of Anganwadi workers from Rs.10,500 to Rs. 11,500 and that of Anganwadi helpers from Rs. 5,800 to Rs. 6,800. She said that the increase would benefit thousands of Anganwadi workers and helpers across the state and strengthen their financial well-being.

She said that Anganwadi workers and helpers play a vital role in maternal and child health, nutrition, early childhood care and the effective implementation of various schemes related to women and child development. They make a significant contribution at the grassroots level by ensuring that the government’s welfare schemes reach the general public. In this regard, the increase in their honorarium is a meaningful initiative that recognizes their contribution and promotes their economic empowerment.

Aruna Mahajan said that during the tenure of the state government led by Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers has been increased under successive budgets. In 2023-24, the monthly honorarium of Anganwadi workers was Rs. 9,500, while that of helpers was Rs. 5,200. In 2024-25, it was increased to Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,500, respectively. In 2025-26, the monthly honorarium was fixed at Rs. 10,500 for Anganwadi workers and Rs. 5,800 for helpers. For 2026-27, the honorarium has been increased to Rs. 11,500 per month for Anganwadi workers and Rs. 6,800 per month for helpers.

Thus, compared to 2023–24, the monthly honorarium of Anganwadi workers has increased by a total of Rs. 2,000, while that of helpers has increased by Rs. 1,600. She said that these successive increases reflect the state government’s commitment to strengthening the economic interests of Anganwadi personnel.

She further thanked the Chief Minister for the decision to increase the annual income eligibility limit for widowed, destitute and single women applying for the posts of Anganwadi workers and helpers from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 75,000. She said that the decision would enable more eligible women to apply for these positions and provide them with better employment opportunities.