31, July 2025

The challenges faced by anganwadi workers in rural and urban areas: a comparative study of firozabad district, uttar pradesh, india

VOLUME-9; ISSUE-7; JULY-2025

Author(s): 1. Mira Devi, 2. Vinita Lal

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1Research Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Lucknow,  Lucknow, India

2Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Girls Government Degree College ,  Lucknow, India

DOIs:10.2017/IJRCS/202507028     |     Paper ID: IJRCS202507028


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The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a flagship social welfare program in India. Anganwadi (ICDS workers in India provide essential health and nutrition services to pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and young children, promoting nutrition, immunization, and early childhood education). Anganwadi workers (AWWs) are the main workforce at the ordinary level, helping as a bridge between the community and government programs. AWWs are dedicated to delivering integrated child development services in both rural and urban areas. This paper examines the issues AWWs experience and emphasizes the particular obstacles they face in rural and urban contexts. The workload regularly exceeds their capacity, leading to exhaustion and burnout. Moreover, the financial compensation provided to AWWs is often insufficient, considering the vital role they play in society. This study aims to compare the challenges faced by AWWs in rural and urban areas of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India.  The study will be latus by semi-structured interview; the participants will be selected from both rural and urban regions. The findings of this study show that almost 94% of AWWs were found married, 75 % of AWWs require some technical training, 25% of rural AWWs struggle with a child growth chart, and 62% with beneficiary data. 50% of rural and 12.5 AWWs struggle with job and home balance. Urban AWWs struggle with rented space, rural AWWs face accommodation issues. Rural AWWs are 100% unsatisfied with their salary, while urban AWWs are 87.5% unsatisfied.

Anganwadi Workers, The ICDS Programme, Children Under Six Years Old, Pregnant and Lactating Women and Adolescent Girls, Challenges Faced by Anganwadi Workers.

1. Mira Devi , 2. Vinita Lal (2025): The challenges faced by Anganwadi workers in rural and urban areas: a comparative study of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. International Journal of Research Culture Society,    ISSN(O): 2456-6683,  Volume – 9,   Issue –  7,  Pp. 178-184.       Available on – https://ijrcs.org/

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