Anganwadi workers seek govt job, 12K salary
BHUBANESWAR: Though the assembly ended on Saturday, hundreds of anganwadi workers stayed put and staged a protest, demanding government jobs and fixed salary, here on Wednesday.
The Mahatma Gandhi Marg was choc-a-bloc with anganwadi workers and their helpers, who sat all over the 500 metre long stretch of the road. They carried placards and raised slogans against the state governments' apathy.
heir main demands are monthly salary of Rs 12,000, recognition as government employees, filling up all vacant supervisor posts, promoting mini anganwadi workers as anganwadi workers and appointing more helpers, release of house rent every month, including senior anganwadi workers under Madhu Babu pension scheme and constructing anganwadi centres on a priority basis.
"We have been demanding an increase in our remuneration for the last several years but no action has been taken. We have been instrumental in the success of health schemes for mother and children but the government has never recognized our contribution," said Puspanjali Swain of Jajpur district.
"Over 10,000 workers participated in the rally on Wednesday. It has been a tiring for us to come and protest here for our rights," said secretary of the All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers' Association Anjali Patel.
The anganwadi workers have been providing services in immunisation and supplementary nutrition to children up to six years, pregnant and lactating women.
The Mahatma Gandhi Marg was choc-a-bloc with anganwadi workers and their helpers, who sat all over the 500 metre long stretch of the road. They carried placards and raised slogans against the state governments' apathy.
heir main demands are monthly salary of Rs 12,000, recognition as government employees, filling up all vacant supervisor posts, promoting mini anganwadi workers as anganwadi workers and appointing more helpers, release of house rent every month, including senior anganwadi workers under Madhu Babu pension scheme and constructing anganwadi centres on a priority basis.
"We have been demanding an increase in our remuneration for the last several years but no action has been taken. We have been instrumental in the success of health schemes for mother and children but the government has never recognized our contribution," said Puspanjali Swain of Jajpur district.
"Over 10,000 workers participated in the rally on Wednesday. It has been a tiring for us to come and protest here for our rights," said secretary of the All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers' Association Anjali Patel.
The anganwadi workers have been providing services in immunisation and supplementary nutrition to children up to six years, pregnant and lactating women.
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