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Raise anganwadi teachers' salary to Rs 18,000 and bring them under EPF

Indian National Congress · Telangana Legislative Assembly Election 2023

Last updated 1 Oct 2026

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Original manifesto wording

“The monthly salary of Anganwadi teachers will be increased to Rs. 18,000, and they will be brought under EPF coverage to ensure job security.”

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Our Assessment

The manifesto promised two specific measures for Anganwadi teachers: increasing monthly remuneration to ₹18,000 and bringing them under EPF coverage. Available evidence does not establish implementation of either commitment. A February 2026 Union Women & Child Development Ministry reply to Parliament recorded Telangana's additional honorarium for Anganwadi Workers at ₹9,150 per month, alongside the ₹4,500 central honorarium, corresponding to base monthly remuneration of ₹13,650. Telangana ministers have also publicly cited remuneration at around ₹13,650. In June 2026, the State Women and Child Welfare Minister said a decision on a further salary increase would be taken soon, indicating that the promised ₹18,000 level had not yet been implemented. The government has taken other welfare measures for Anganwadi personnel, including higher retirement benefits and bringing thousands of former mini-Anganwadi teachers onto the remuneration applicable to main Anganwadi teachers. These actions are relevant to worker welfare but do not deliver the specific ₹18,000 salary or EPF commitments. No verified government order or other authoritative evidence was found establishing EPF coverage for Anganwadi teachers in Telangana. The government's term remains active and there has been no explicit reversal of the commitment. Under ManifestoWatch's methodology, the promise therefore remains Pending.

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Promise Timeline

27 Sept 2026

Recent reporting said the Congress government's promised increase of Anganwadi teachers' remuneration to ₹18,000 had still not been implemented. The report also documented pending service benefits for some former Anganwadi teachers/helpers.

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8 Jun 2026

Reporting indicates the anganwadi wage hike is still under consideration and existing salaries are delayed

2 Jun 2026

Women and Child Welfare Minister D. Seethakka said the state government would soon take a positive decision on increasing salaries of Anganwadi teachers and helpers, indicating that the proposed wage increase was still under consideration rather than implemented.

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13 Feb 2026

A Union Women & Child Development Ministry reply to Lok Sabha recorded Telangana's additional Anganwadi Worker honorarium at ₹9,150 per month. Together with the ₹4,500 central honorarium, this places the base monthly remuneration at ₹13,650, below the promised ₹18,000. The reply describes other social-security arrangements but does not establish EPF coverage for Telangana Anganwadi workers.

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13 Feb 2026

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6 May 2025

The state moved 3,989 mini-Anganwadi teachers into the main-Anganwadi category, bringing their remuneration to ₹13,650. This improved pay for that subgroup but did not implement the manifesto's ₹18,000 statewide salary commitment.

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11 Aug 2024

Minister Seethakka stated that Telangana was paying Anganwadi teachers ₹13,650 per month, providing an early post-election benchmark showing that the ₹18,000 commitment had not yet been implemented

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30 Nov 2023

Promise listed in the manifesto highlights; polling held on this date

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