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  • Anganwadi Worker - Not a Civil Servant: Multiple sources clarify that Anganwadi workers are not civil servants or government employees but are honorary or volunteer workers compensated via honorarium for community service (02200013003, 01800014548, 01700052954, 02200014815). They do not hold civil posts created under statutory or constitutional provisions (02200013003, 02200014815, 01700052954).
  • Legal Status and Court Rulings: Courts have consistently held that Anganwadi workers are not civil servants and do not enjoy the protections or status accorded to government employees under constitutional articles like 14, 16, or 311 (01900003739, 02200013003). They are considered honorary workers whose appointments are governed by scheme-specific rules rather than civil service regulations (01300039836).
  • Termination and Employment Rights: While their services can be terminated following proper procedures and principles of natural justice, they are not covered under the same protections as civil servants (02700032033). The principle of natural justice applies during termination, but they lack the status of civil servants for protections under service laws.
  • Industrial Disputes and Worker Classification: Under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Anganwadi Sevikas and Helpers are recognized as workmen, emphasizing their status as workers rather than civil servants (00400049638).
  • Policy and Scheme Framework: Their appointment and functions are based on scheme-specific guidelines and government resolutions, not civil or statutory posts, reinforcing their status as honorary/community workers rather than official government employees (01300039836, 02200016280).
    Analysis and Conclusion:
    Anganwadi workers are honorary community-based workers, not civil servants or government employees. They operate under scheme-specific rules, receive honorariums, and do not hold statutory or constitutional posts. Court rulings affirm their non-civil status, impacting their legal protections and employment rights.

Search Results for "Anganwadi Worker Not a Civil Servant"

Sasmita Sahoo VS State of Orissa

2010 0 Supreme(Ori) 298 India - Orissa

S.K.MISHRA

- Anganwadi worker is not a civil post but rather is a volunteer - Anganwadi worker is a volunteer who gets an honorarium for the ... service rendered by her to the less privileged persons of her own community - She is not a government servant with any fixed or ... CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 - Arts. 14, 16, 226 and 227 - Anganwadi #H....

Surekha Devi VS State

1995 0 Supreme(J&K) 41 India - Jammu and Kashmir

V.K.GUPTA

Issues: Whether the petitioner, an Anganwadi Worker, was a civil servant entitled to protection under Article 311 of the Constitution ... Anganwadi Worker, challenged the termination of her services, claiming protection under Article 311 of the Constitution of India ... Finding of the Court: The court held that the petitioner was not a civil #HL_STA....

Sangeeta Chouhan VS State of M. P.

2015 0 Supreme(MP) 924 India - Madhya Pradesh

PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA

(1) Civil Servant -- termination -- services of Anganwadi Worker can be terminated after giving opportunity of hearing and finding ... complied with procedure prescribed and not followed principle of natural justice -- alternative remedy of appeal will not be a bar ... guilty in enquiry -- principle of natural justice not followed -- hence, impugned order of termination....

SANDEEP THAKUR VS STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

2013 0 Supreme(HP) 246 India - Himachal Pradesh

RAJIV SHARMA

and civil posts, emphasizing that Anganwadi Workers are honorary workers and not regular government servants. ... Workers and civil posts, emphasizing that Anganwadi Workers are honorary workers and not regular government servants. ... It concluded that the #HL_ST....

STATE OF GUJARAT VS DAXABAHEN PUNJABHAI VANKAR

2024 0 Supreme(Guj) 1425 India - Gujarat

A. S. SUPEHIA, MAUNA M. BHATT

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that Anganwadi Workers do not hold civil posts and are not covered by the ... Age Relaxation - Anganwadi Worker Recruitment - Government Resolutions 22.04.1983, 01.03.2000, Gujarat Civil ... service employees to Anganwadi Workers, whose appointments are governed by different rules. ......

Dy.  Chief Executive Officer (Child Welfare) Zilla Parishad VS Ratan Eknath Gund

2014 0 Supreme(Bom) 2163 India - Bombay

R.V.GHUGE

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Sections 2(s) and 2(j) - Anganwadi Sevika. - One it has been concluded that an Anganwadi Sevika and ... Sevika" and "Anganwadi Helper" are "workman" within the meaning of Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. ... ... "Anganwadi Sevika" and "Madatnis" is a workman and the ICDS Scheme ... Aanganwadi Worker, a lady selected from the local commun....

Kamla W/o Shri Ganga Ram VS State of Rajasthan

2017 0 Supreme(Raj) 1631 India - Rajasthan

PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI

AMEERBI, WHICH HELD THAT ANGWADI WORKERS DO NOT OCCUPY A CIVIL POST UNDER THE GOVERNMENT. ... ANGWADI WORKER - APPOINTMENT - RAJASTHAN PANCHAYATI RAJ ACT, 1994 - SECTION 102 - COURT HELD THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF ANGWADI WORKERS ... AND CIRCULAR, AND THEY DO NOT HOLD A CIVIL POST OR ARE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. ... lie at the behest of an Anganwadi #HL_STAR....

Kunilata Dutta VS State of Orissa

2010 0 Supreme(Ori) 139 India - Orissa

S.K.MISHRA

ANGANWADI WORKERS - As held by Apex Court - Posts of Anganwadi Workers are not statutory posts - They have been created in terms ... of the scheme - Anganwadi workers did not carry out any function of the State - They do not hold the post under a Statute - Anganwadi ... worker has not#HL_E....

Minati Nayak @ Behura VS State of Orissa

2012 0 Supreme(Ori) 138 India - Orissa

S.K.MISHRA

servants does not apply to the selection of Anganwadi Workers. ... servants does not apply to the selection of Anganwadi Workers. ... Anganwadi Worker Selection - Age Limit Guidelines - G.O. No.5642, G.O. No.8184 - H.S.C. ... Therefore, as per the revised guidelines the petitioner shall not be eligi....

ADARSH GUJARAT ANGANWADI UNION & ORS. vs STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

2024 Supreme(Online)(Guj) 27421 India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

NIKHIL S. KARIEL, J

51-62) ... ... (B) Employer-Employee Relationship - AWWs and AWHs, despite being termed honorary workers ... Worker to the post mentioned in rule 2, a candidate shall - (a) be a Anganwadi Worker; Anganwadi Workers shall provide services under Integrated Child Development Scheme ... Duties and responsibilities of Anganwadi worker and #HL_STAR....

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