Life insurance and accidental cover up to two lakh rupees extended to every Anganwadi worker, informs Union Minister Smriti Irani
Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani today informed that benefits of life insurance and accidental cover up to two lakh rupees have been extended to every Anganwadi worker and every State government has been informed about it.
Replying to a supplementary in the Lok Sabha today, she informed that the pension scheme has been extended to these workers under the Pradhan Mantri Shramyogi Mandhan Yojana. She also said that from 750 rupees during the UPA regime, workers received four thousand 500 rupees.
Ms Irani said, that per every community-based event, 250 rupees is given to workers, and 500 rupees is given if the worker visits the house of the beneficiary or measures a child according to WHO standards.
The Minister said, the benefits of Ayushman Bharat have been extended to Anganwadi and ASHA workers, according to the interim budget announced yesterday.
