JUDGMENT

S.B. Sinha, J. - The Central Government floated a Scheme known as Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) Programme in the year 1975. It is funded by the Central Government. Its application, however, is at the hands of the respective States. Anganwadi workers are appointed from amongst the local inhabitants. Selection is made by a committee. Under the Scheme, about one hundred Anganwadi workers are required to be recruited from each of the urban and rural projects and 50 for the tribal projects, whereas one for each Anganwadi Worker is to be appointed as a helper. The staff pattern for ICDS Project is stated in para 3.1.18 of the Scheme which is as under:

"3.1.18 Staff for ICDS Project: Presently, a normal ICDS project has one post each of CDPO, Assistant, Statistical Assistant, Clerk/ Typist, Driver and Peon. Thus the present staff has 3 ministerial hands, namely, the Statistical Assistant, Assistant and LDC. For manning these 3 posts, the State Governments/UTs can chose any 3 suitable class III (Category C) posts and designations (such as Senior Clerk, UDC, Jr. Clerk, LDC, Accountant, Accounts Clerk etc.) and let these 3 posts be manned by them. These posts can carr