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Panaji, 2nd April, 2018 (Chaitra 12, 1940)

SERIES I No. 52

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Women & Child

Development

Directorate of Women & Child Development

Notification

2-151-13-ICDS/10

In supersession of all previous notifications/

/circulars of this department, the Government

of Goa is pleased to issue the revised

guidelines for Recruitment/Promotion/

/Transfer of Anganwadi Workers/Anganwadi

Helpers under ICDS Programme in the State

of Goa, as per Annexure A attached.

The enclosed guidelines shall come into

force from the date of issue of this Notification.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa

Dipak Desai, Director (Women & Child

Development).

Panaji, 2nd April, 2018.

________

ANNEXURE-A

Guidelines for the Recruitment/Promotion/

/Transfer of the Anganwadi Workers/Helpers on

honorary basis under ICDS scheme run by

Department of Women & Child Development,

Panaji-Goa.

I. Selection Procedure

1. Objectives.— (a) To fulfil the objective of ICDS

scheme and to ensure regular integrated delivery

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of package of early childhood services to children,

expectant and nursing mothers from the focal point

i.e. Anganwadi Centres.

(b) To provide an opportunity for the local women

of the State to work/serve on voluntary basis in

Anganwadi Centres, opened under ICDS Scheme,

on fixed monthly honorarium decided by the

Centre/State Government from time to time.

2. Selection Committee.— The engagement of

Anganwadi Workers and Helpers shall be made by

the following Selection Committee:-

1. Child Development Project

.... Chairman.

Officer (Concerned Block)

2. Block Development Officer

.... Member.

(Concerned Block)

3. Health/Medical Officer

.... Member.

(Concerned Block)

3. Honorarium.— The Anganwadi Workers and

Helpers will be initially paid monthly honorarium

on the rates as prescribed by the Central and State

Government and further enhancement rate will be

paid as per guidelines.

(a) Anganwadi Worker = Initially Rs. 7,000/- per

month.

(b) Anganwadi Helper

= Initially Rs. 4,500/- per

month.

4. Eligibility Criteria.— Only such female

candidates are eligible to apply for the post of

Anganwadi Worker/Anganwadi Helper who are:

(a) Normal residents of the concerned Block.

Recruitment to be conducted by advertising

of vacancies with due publicity and only the

residents of the areas as above will be entitled

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to apply. If the candidates are not available

within the feeder area, applications will be

considered of the desirous candidates residing

within the nearby Blocks. In case the feeder area

falls in 2 Village Panchayats of the different

Blocks the candidates of both Blocks are free to

apply to the post.

(b) For Anganwadi Worker minimum

qualification shall be SSCE and for Anganwadi

Helper minimum qualification shall be middle

school/VIIIth pass.

5. Advertisement of Vacancies.— The vacancies

of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers shall not be

notified through the Employment Exchange. The

Directorate of Women & Child Development will

call applications for engagement of Anganwadi

Workers/Helpers by formally advertising the

vacancies through Newspapers. Publicity of

vacancies shall also be made through ICDS:

Provided, where the post of Anganwadi Worker

has fallen vacant due to any reason and the matter

is not sub judice, the senior most Anganwadi Helper

from the respective Block shall be given first

opportunity to be appointed as Worker if she fulfills

the minimum Matric education qualification and

has experience of atleast 05 years working as a

Anganwadi Helper and no advertisement shall be

required.

6. Applications.— The desirous candidates will

have to apply on plain paper to the Child

Development Project Officer concerned. Receipts

to be given to all the applicants by the Office of

CDPO. The applicants required to produce the

testimonials/certificates on the day of interview,

which to be screened by the Selection Committee

and the applicants having the requisite documents/

/testimonials shall be eligible to appear for the oral

interview. However, the Selection Committee has

to give reason in writing about non eligibility of

the candidates to be recorded on the merit list in

remarks column. Besides, to give maximum

opportunity to the desirous candidates and select

best available candidate it has been provided for

oral interview and eligible candidate coming with

the requisite documents on the day of interview

will be provided the opportunity to appear before

the Selection Committee.

7. Marks.— Selection shall be based on merit out

of the total marks of 50. Marks shall be awarded as

follows:—

1. Anganwadi Workers.— (A) Maximum 25

marks for educational qualification will be given

in the following manner:—

(i) Percentage of marks in 10+2 subject to

the maximum of 15 marks.

(ii) Candidates who possess higher

educational qualification shall be given 10

additional marks as follow:

Degree or equivalent = Additional 05 marks

for Graduation.

Post Graduates or equivalent = 05 additional

mark for post graduation and above.

(B) Maximum 10 marks for experience in the field.

Total 50 marks

2. Anganwadi Helpers.— (A) 20 marks Middle

Pass.

(i) 05 additional marks for those candidates

who are matriculate or above.

(B) Maximum 10 marks for experience in the field.

Total 50 marks.

8. Finalization & Declaration of result.— The result

will be declared by the Selection Committee on

completion of all interviews and selection list will

be submitted to the Department of WCD. Director,

Department of WCD is the competent to issue

appointments/orders of Anganwadi Worker/Helper.

9. Orders.— On the basis of result of Selection

Committee engagement (appointment), order of the

selected candidates will be issued by the

Directorate of Women & Child Development.

10. Panel.— For every selected/engaged

candidate, one candidate who is next in merit will

be kept in waiting. This waiting list will be valid

for 6 months after the selection process is over.

Candidate kept in waiting may be engaged if the

selected candidate does not join or leaves the job

within 6 months of engagement. In the eventuality

of Court cases, this waiting list will be valid for a

period of 45 days after final order is passed by the

Hon’ble Court in the matter.

11. Relaxation of eligibility.— There shall be no

criteria for selection and appointment of Anganwadi

Workers and Anganwadi Helpers.

12. Appeal against selection.— 1st and final

appeal by any aggrieved candidate can be made to

the Secretary (WCD) who will decide the same

within 15 days from the date of filing appeal.

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II. Terms and Conditions of Services

1. Duties.— The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers

shall be responsible to perform all duties/

/responsibilities related to ICDS and Women

Empowerment Programmes, as per ICDS manual and

instructions issued by the Centre and State

Government from time to time.

2. Training.— The engaged Anganwadi Worker

and Helper will have to undergo prescribed job

training/orientation and refresher courses from time

to time. The worker will have to undergo job training

within one year or so from the date of joining as

worker. If she fails to undergo job training within

the stipulated period, her engagement can be

cancelled/revoked. If any worker fails twice in job

training, she will have to undergo job training from

her own expenses.

3. Leave/Paid Holidays.— The Workers/Helpers

shall be entitled for leave/paid holidays as per

guidelines issued by the Government of India/State

Government from time to time.

4. Transfer/Adjustment of the Anganwadi

Workers/Helpers.— Under ICDS programme there is

no provision of transfer of Anganwadi Workers/

/Helpers as these are honorary workers. However,

only in case of marriage of AWW or AWH, some

adjustments can be done as follows, a vacancy exists

arises at the place of her husband’s normal place

of residence/place of marriage concerned, she can

be adjusted on her request made within one month

from date of vacancy arising or date marriage as

the case may be. Divorce/destitute women living

with their parents in Anganwadi area, but working

at the place of marriage can be transferred to the

place of Anganwadi falling in the parental area in

a similar manner subject to the availability of

vacancy. Director of Women & Child Development

will be the competent authority to order transfer/

/adjustment of Anganwadi Worker/Helpers within

the State.

5. Resignation.— (a) In case of permanent shifting

of the Anganwadi Worker or Helper from

Anganwadi area due to her marriage or otherwise,

if there is disruption in the delivery of services she

will have to resign within a month. In case she

does not resign, services will be terminated after

giving 15 days notice through registered post

with AD.

(b) The Anganwadi Worker/Helper will submit

her resignation to the Child Development Project

Officer.

Development concerned shall be the competent

authority to accept the resignation and for

termination of services.

6. Age of retirement.— An Anganwadi Worker or

Helper can work as Anganwadi Worker or Helper

up to the age of 60 years. On attaining the age of

60, Child Development Project Officer will issue

office orders for her retirement, which will be

effective from the last date of the month of her

birth/attaining 60 years of age.

7. Removal.— Anganwadi Worker and Helper are

honorary workers. For any act of misconduct,

misbehaviour and for non-performance of her

duties, the services of an Anganwadi Worker or

Helper can be terminated after serving 15 days

notice for giving reasons to be recorded in writing

by the Director of Women & Child Development.

8. Rights to claim Regular Appointment.— Any

candidate engaged as Anganwadi Worker or Helper

shall have no right to claim regularization/

/absorption/appointment as regular Government

employee of the State Government.

9. Maternity/Medical Leave.— During the

Maternity leave period and Medical leave period

for more than 02 months Director, Directorate of

Women & Child Development is competent to

appoint substitute AWW/AWH during leave period.

10. Right of amendments.— The Government of

Goa shall have the right to amend any of the

provisions mentioned in the above scheme in public

interest as and when required.

11. Repeal.— All previous instructions/guidelines

issued regarding appointment of Anganwadi

Workers/Helpers will stand repealed from the date

of notification of new scheme/guidelines.

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