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| Jammu Anganwadi Workers Protest Meagre Wage Hike | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 1: Anganwadi workers and helpers in Jammu are protesting the meagre salary hike, which reportedly has not met their demands. Hundreds of workers gathered and marched in the city of Jammu on August 24 against the decision of the administration to hike their monthly honorarium by a mere Rs 500. Marching under the banner of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association, the workers shouted slogans against the Jammu and Kashmir government, condemning its indifference.
"We work tirelessly, not for this meagre hike of Rs 500 per month. We urge the state to implement SRO-520 for Anganwadi workers and helpers. For the work we do, we should be paid equal to the government employees," one of the protesters said. As per the sources, the workers and helpers have been getting monthly salaries of Rs 3,600 and Rs 1,800 respectively.
Meanwhile, Anganwadi workers have appealed to the new Governor Satya Pal Malik for the revision of wages. "We held a rally and dharna in support of our demands. We want our wage to be increased. We are being paid peanuts for the work we do. We have a family to look after. We are ready to launch a mass agitation if our demands are not accepted by the government," said one of the protesters. |
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