Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the honorarium of Anganwadi workers will be increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 13,000.

The honorarium will be increased by Rs 1000 every year as an incentive. Anganwadi workers will get Rs 1000 per month separately under Mukhya Mantri Ladli Bahna Yojana. The honorarium of mini anganwadi workers has been fixed at Rs 6 thousand 500 per month.

On retirement, Rs one lakh 25 thousand will be provided to the anganwadi workers and Rs one lakh to the Sahayikas. Health and accident insurance of Rs 5 lakh will be provided to Anganwadi workers and Sahayikas. 50 percent posts of Anganwadi workers will be reserved for promotion of Sahayikas to the post of Anganwadi workers. The Anganwadi worker will also be given facilities at par with government employees.

Chief Minister Chouhan made this announcement at the conference of Anganwadi workers held at BHEL Dussehra ground. The Chief Minister was addressing the convention of Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh and Madhya Pradesh Anganwadi Karyakarta Sahayika Mahasangh.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that the role played by the Anganwadi workers and Sahayikas in the implementation of government schemes and programmes is commendable. Anganwadi workers have an important role to play in the implementation of Ladli Laxmi Yojana and Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana.

The Anganwadi women have worked hard for the implementation of Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana, which is commendable. The women put in unrelenting efforts and got one crore 25 lakh registrations done in a short time which is a big achievement. Continuous efforts of Anganwadi workers and Sahayikas are going on to reduce malnutrition. Chief Minister Chouhan said that our government has always respected the hard work and the work being done by the Angwanwadi workers for the society and have increased their honorarium from time to time.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana is came out of my sub conseience. Women were respected a lot in India in ancient times, but after the country was enslaved, injustice was meted out to women. As a result of historical reasons, women were also subjected to secondary status in homes. Women were dependent on others even for their small needs.

To improve their condition, schemes like Ladli Laxmi Yojana, Kanya Vivah Yojana, other promotional activities and schemes for women empowerment were implemented in the state. Ladli Bahna Yojana is also an important link of this social revolution. Representatives of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and Madhya Pradesh Anganwadi Karyakarta Sahayika Mahasangh also presented their views in the conference.