Balrampur Anganwadi Worker & Helper Recruitment 2026 — 495 Posts

The Office of the District Programme Officer (Child Development), Balrampur, has released the Anganwadi Karyakatri (Worker) & Anganwadi Sahayika (Helper) Recruitment 2026 notification for 495 vacancies — 236 Karyakatri and 259 Sahayika posts — across 11 Child Development Project areas in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh. This direct recruitment on an honorarium (mandeya) basis is open exclusively to women candidates, under Government Order No. 1/1092245/2025/3313/58-1-2025(1917687) dated 17 September 2025, with online applications accepted from 2 September 2026 through 23 September 2026 at upanganwadibharti.in. Anganwadi Karyakatri and Sahayika posts operate under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme, the Government of India's flagship programme for early childhood nutrition, health, and pre-school education, implemented at the state level through the Uttar Pradesh Women & Child Development Department and executed district-by-district via local District Programme Officer notifications such as this one. Unlike a centralised state-wide competitive exam, ICDS recruitment for these frontline posts is deliberately hyper-local: the notification's own selection preference structure, discussed below, is built around residency within the same Gram Sabha or Ward, reflecting the scheme's design intent that an Anganwadi Worker or Helper should come from and serve the same immediate community. Once selected, an Anganwadi Karyakatri runs the local Anganwadi Centre, delivering supplementary nutrition, pre-school learning activities, growth monitoring, and health referral coordination for children under six and pregnant or lactating mothers, while the Anganwadi Sahayika supports the Karyakatri in day-to-day centre operations, cooking, and outreach within the same catchment area. The minimum educational qualification is Intermediate (12th) or an equivalent qualification, though candidates with higher qualifications up to postgraduate level are also eligible, with the merit list prepared on the basis of the highest qualification held by each candidate. Vacancies are distributed unevenly across the 11 projects — Hariya Satgharwa carries the largest combined share at 72 posts (44 Karyakatri, 28 Sahayika), followed by Tulsipur at 71 posts (32 Karyakatri, 39 Sahayika), while Shreedattaganj has the smallest combined share at 22 posts (12 Karyakatri, 10 Sahayika). Category-wise, the combined total across both posts breaks down to Unreserved 218, OBC 118, SC 139, and ST 20 out of 495. For the Anganwadi Karyakatri post specifically, the notification lays out a detailed order of selection preference applied within the same Gram Sabha/Ward: first priority goes to families below the poverty line, in the order of widow women, then legally divorced or deserted women, then other women of such families; if no candidate is found in that group, the same three-tier order (widow, divorced/deserted, other women) is applied to families above the poverty line. This preference structure does not explicitly extend to the Anganwadi Sahayika post in the notification, which candidates should note when assessing their own eligibility standing. Reservation for SC, ST, and OBC candidates follows applicable government orders, and candidates claiming reservation benefits must attach a competent-authority-issued certificate with their application. At one Anganwadi centre, two women from the same family will not be appointed to the Karyakatri and Sahayika posts together, and candidates in wards under Nagar Palika Parishad Balrampur Shahar or Nagar Palika Parishad Utraula must ensure their residence certificate specifically mentions the ward. Candidates must apply exclusively online at upanganwadibharti.in — no offline or postal application is accepted — uploading self-attested, clean, and readable copies of all required documents. Widow candidates must upload the death certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat Officer/concerned Nagar Nikay along with a certified copy of the family register; divorced or deserted candidates must upload the legal order issued by the Hon'ble Court. Income, residence, and caste certificates must be the online-verifiable, digitally-signed versions issued by the competent authority/Tehsil, as specified in the notification. The last date to apply is 23 September 2026, and candidates should verify all entered facts and marks carefully, since incorrect or fabricated entries will lead to cancellation of candidature. Detailed, Anganwadi-centre-wise vacancy information including the full reservation break-up is available at the offices of the District Magistrate, Chief Development Officer, Sub-District Magistrate, Block Development Officer, District Programme Officer, and Child Development Project Officer, as well as on upanganwadibharti.in. Given the scale of this drive across 11 projects and 495 posts, and the residency-specific preference rules built into the selection criteria, candidates are strongly advised to confirm which specific Gram Sabha or Ward vacancy they are eligible for before submitting their application, rather than applying broadly across multiple project areas.

• Minimum qualification: Intermediate (12th) or an equivalent qualification
• Candidates with a higher qualification, up to postgraduate level, are also eligible, and the merit list is prepared on the basis of the highest qualification held
• Only women candidates are eligible to apply for both Anganwadi Karyakatri (Worker) and Anganwadi Sahayika (Helper) posts

• Minimum age: 18 years
• Maximum age: 35 years
• Cut-off date for age reckoning: 1 July 2026
• Proof of date of birth accepted only from the High School marksheet and certificate

• Minimum qualification: Intermediate (12th) or equivalent; higher qualifications up to postgraduate are also accepted, with merit based on the highest qualification held
• Only women candidates are eligible for both Anganwadi Karyakatri and Anganwadi Sahayika posts
• Age: 18 to 35 years, as on the cut-off date of 1 July 2026, with date of birth verified only from the High School marksheet/certificate
• For Anganwadi Karyakatri: preference order applies within the same Gram Sabha/Ward — widow, then divorced/deserted, then other women, first from families below the poverty line, then from families above the poverty line
• SC/ST/OBC reservation applies as per applicable government orders; a competent-authority certificate is mandatory for claiming reservation
• At one Anganwadi centre, two women from the same family cannot be appointed to both the Karyakatri and Sahayika posts together
• No offline or postal applications are accepted under any circumstance

Not specified in the notification. Candidates should refer to upanganwadibharti.in for confirmation before applying.

Anganwadi Karyakatri and Anganwadi Sahayika are appointed on an honorarium (mandeya) basis, not a fixed government salary. The specific honorarium amount is not specified in this notice; candidates may refer to Government Order dated 17 September 2025 or the department website for the applicable honorarium.

1. Visit the departmental website, upanganwadibharti.in
2. Fill the online application form in the prescribed format available on the website
3. Upload self-attested, clean, and readable copies of all documents mentioned in the online form
4. Attach the relevant reservation certificate, if applicable, issued by the competent authority
5. For widow candidates: upload the death certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat Officer/concerned Nagar Nikay, along with a certified copy of the family register
6. For divorced/deserted candidates: upload the legal order issued by the Hon'ble Court
7. Ensure income, residence, and caste certificates are the online-verifiable, digitally-signed versions issued by the competent authority/Tehsil
8. If applying for a ward under Nagar Palika Parishad Balrampur Shahar or Utraula, ensure the residence certificate specifically mentions the ward
9. Review all facts, figures, and educational marks entered carefully before submission — incorrect or fabricated entries will lead to cancellation of candidature
10. Submit the application on or before the last date, 23 September 2026