| Anganwari workers, helpers stage protest | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: Anganwari workers and helpers today held a massive protest s under the banner of J&K Anganwari Workers and Helpers Union assembled at Exhibition Ground and raised slogans in favour of their demands. Speaking on the occasion, Suman Suri, State President of the Union asked the authorities and State Government to accede to their demands at the earliest.
She pointed out that there are about 60,000 Anganwari workers and helpers in the State, who are working on the meager salary while their counter parts in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab are getting Rs 10,000 and Rs 6,000 (helpers) per month.
"In view of rising prices of every commodity, the Anganwari workers and helpers of the State are facing lot of problems but the State Government never bothered to enhance their wages for the last 10 years", she added.
She further demanded fixation of final seniority list of Anganwadi workers and conduct of DPC without any delay, implementation of new pension schemes in favour of workers and helpers, keeping provision of gratuity at the time of retirement at the age of 65, implementation of free Group Insurance Scheme, release of money for mobile charges and MPR on line expenses including two pairs of uniforms and cancellation of illegal and unfair promotion orders of Anganwari workers as supervisors. |
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