Direct recruitment for women candidates — apply online before 30.08.2026
Overview
The Office of the District Programme Officer, Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), under the Department of Women & Child Development / Child Development Services and Nutrition, UP, has issued a notification for direct recruitment to 102 vacant posts of Anganwadi Karyakatri (Anganwadi Worker) across Child Development Projects in the district's rural and urban areas. Recruitment is honorarium-based and follows the arrangement set out in UP Government Order No. 1092245/2025/3313/58-1-2025(1917687) dated 17.09.2025. Online applications are invited exclusively via the departmental portal upanganwadibharti.in.
Vacancy Details (Project-wise)
| S. No. | Project Name | Rural/Urban | Vacant Posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chakarnagar | Rural | 10 |
| 02 | Takha | Rural | 08 |
| 03 | Basrehar | Rural | 14 |
| 04 | Maheva | Rural | 26 |
| 05 | Bharthana | Rural | 12 |
| 06 | Badhpura | Rural | 13 |
| 07 | Saifai | Rural | 06 |
| 08 | Shahar (City) | Urban | 02 |
| 09 | Jaswantnagar | Rural | 11 |
| Total | 102 | ||
✅ Row-sum verified: 10+8+14+26+12+13+6+2+11 = 102, matching the notice's stated total.
Full ward/Gram Sabha and Anganwadi-centre-wise breakup, along with the complete reservation-wise eligibility details, is displayed on notice boards at the Collectorate, Vikas Bhavan, Tehsil, and Vikas Khand offices, and is also uploaded on upanganwadibharti.in.
Eligibility Criteria
- Gender: Only women candidates are eligible for these posts.
- Educational Qualification: Minimum Intermediate (12th) or equivalent; maximum Postgraduate. Merit will be prepared based on educational qualification.
- Age Limit: Minimum 18 years, maximum 35 years. Cut-off date for age calculation: 01 July 2026.
- Residency: The applicant must be a permanent resident of the Ward/Gram Sabha of the vacant post. If no eligible candidate is available in that category within the Gram Sabha, a permanent resident of the concerned Nyaya Panchayat is required. In urban areas, the relevant ward number and name must be recorded in the online residence certificate.
- Residence & Caste Certificates: Only updated residence and caste certificates issued with online digital signature from the Tehsil, capable of online verification, will be valid.
- Income Certificate: Only income certificates issued at competent level per UP Government (Revenue Section-9) Order No. 3959/1-9-11-Raj0-9 dated 30.09.2011 (as amended), capable of online verification, will be valid.
- Widows: Death certificate and family register copy issued/certified by the Gram Panchayat Adhikari or concerned Nagar Nikay will be valid.
- Divorced/Abandoned Women: Legal orders issued by the Hon'ble Court will be valid.
Priority (Vareeyata) in Selection
- Permanent residents of the same Gram Sabha/Ward (urban areas) belonging to families living below the poverty line, and widowed/legally divorced/abandoned women.
- If no eligible candidate is found among below-poverty-line widowed/divorced/abandoned women, other women of below-poverty-line families in the same Gram Sabha/Ward.
- If still no eligible candidate is found, women of families living above the poverty line in the same Gram Sabha/Ward.
- If no eligible candidate is found in any of the above categories within the same Gram Sabha, category-wise selection will proceed as above from the concerned Nyaya Panchayat.
Reservation (Aarakshan)
- Applications will be considered valid only for the category for which a given post is reserved. For unreserved-category posts, applications from any caste can be accepted.
- In the appointment of Anganwadi Karyakatri and Sahayika (helper), applicable government orders on reservation for SC/ST/OBC issued from time to time will be followed.
How to Apply
- Visit the departmental website: upanganwadibharti.in
- Fill the online application form carefully and accurately in the prescribed format.
- Upload clear, legible, self-attested copies of required documents, as referenced in your online form.
- No application, document, or form will be accepted offline or by post, under any circumstances.
- Double-check all facts, marks, and educational details before final submission — applications found to contain incorrect or fabricated data will be rejected.
- Submit before the deadline: 30.08.2026, midnight (12:00 AM).
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Governing Government Order issued | 17.09.2025 |
| Selection Committee meeting (vacancy finalization) | 27.07.2026 |
| Notification issued | 07.08.2026 |
| Age cut-off date | 01.07.2026 |
| Last date for online application | 30.08.2026 (Midnight) |
Other Important Points
- Detailed proforma, eligibility, and application-process information is available on upanganwadibharti.in. For further queries, contact the Child Development Project Officer at the Vikas Khand office, or the District Programme Officer (Child Development) at Vikas Bhavan, during office hours.
- The number of vacant posts is subject to increase or decrease. The right to recruit, not recruit, or cancel recruitment against these vacant posts rests with the Selection Committee.
Background — How This Notification Came About
Per the covering request letter to the District Magistrate, a Selection Committee constituted by the DM, chaired by the Chief Development Officer, met on 27.07.2026 and finalized the project-wise vacancy count for Anganwadi Karyakatri posts in the district. That finalized count (102 posts) was then approved for publication and portal upload by the Chief Development Officer and District Magistrate, Etawah, both on 05.08.2026, before the formal notification was issued on 07.08.2026.
Signatories
| Role | Name / Detail |
|---|---|
| Issuing Authority / Appointing Authority | Lakshmikant Tripathi, District Programme Officer, Etawah |
| Approved by | Chief Development Officer, Etawah (signed 05.08.2026) |
| Approved by | District Magistrate, Etawah (signed 05.08.2026) |
Note: The source document does not provide a direct phone number or email for the District Programme Officer, Etawah — only designation and office address (Vikas Bhavan, Etawah) are given, per the notice's own text directing queries to the office during working hours.
Circulated To (Distribution List)
- Director, Child Development Services and Nutrition, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow — for information.
- District Magistrate, Etawah — for information.
- Chief Development Officer, Etawah.
- All Sub-District Magistrates, Etawah.
- All members, Anganwadi Selection Committee, Etawah.
- All Child Development Project Officers — with instruction to ensure the notification is displayed on their office notice board and publicized.
- District Information Officer, Etawah — requested to publish the notification in one local and one state-level widely circulated daily newspaper, at minimum space and rate.
- District Informatics Officer (NIC), Etawah — requested to upload the notification on the NIC website.
- Office copy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Who can apply for these Anganwadi Karyakatri posts in Etawah?
Only women candidates who are permanent residents of the relevant Ward/Gram Sabha (or Nyaya Panchayat, if no eligible local candidate exists), aged 18–35 as of 01.07.2026, with minimum Intermediate qualification.
Q2. How many total posts are available?
102 posts across 9 Child Development Projects in Etawah district — this notice covers Anganwadi Karyakatri posts only.
Q3. What is the last date to apply?
30.08.2026, until midnight (12:00 AM). Only online applications via upanganwadibharti.in are accepted — offline applications are not valid.
Q4. Is this the same as the 850-post Etawah Anganwadi recruitment mentioned elsewhere online?
We can't confirm that. This notice, dated 07.08.2026, specifically covers 102 Anganwadi Karyakatri posts tied to a Selection Committee meeting held 27.07.2026. Any broader or earlier Etawah Anganwadi recruitment activity covering other post categories (Supervisor, Sahayika, Mini-Karyakatri) is a separate matter we have not verified against a primary source.
Q5. Is there any age or category relaxation?
The notice specifies preference (not a formal age relaxation) for BPL-category, widowed, divorced, and abandoned women within the priority order described above. Reservation for SC/ST/OBC follows applicable UP Government orders.
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