Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 9: Anganwari workers and helpers of the ICDS projects of State Social Welfare Department continued their protest demonstration outside the office of Divisional Commissioner, here today.
A large number of ICDS women workers deployed at various Anganwari centres in the region today led by J&K National Trade Union Front leader Mohammad Gafoor Dar assembled outside the office of Divisional Commissioner Jammu at Rail Head Complex and held protest. Amid slogans, the protesters were demanding regularization and enhancement of honorarium.
They pointed out that there are about 60,000 anganwari workers and helpers in the State. They are working on the meager amount while their counter parts in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab are getting Rs 10,000 and Rs 6000 (helpers) per month. In view of rising prices of essential commodities, the helpless workers of this category are facing lot of problems. The State Government never bothered to enhance their wages for the last 10 years, they added.
While addressing the gathering, Gafoor Dar demanded enhancement of honorarium of anganwari workers and helpers to Rs 10,000 and Rs 6,000 respectively, regularization of anganwari workers and helpers who have completed 10 years in service, release of honorarium of the workers pending for the last 8 months, final seniority list of anganwari workers be fixed and conduct DPC without any delay, implement new pension schemes in favour of workers and helpers, keep 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, stop harassment of workers and helpers and cancellation of illegal and unfair promotion orders of anganwari workers as supervisors.
Among others, who addressed the gathering were Rattna Devi, Vijay Kumari, Mahajbeen, Suman Suri, Asha Kumari, Rajinder Kumar, Lalita Devi, Dimple Gupta, Surinder Kour, etc.
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