Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 12: Anganwari workers and helpers of the ICDS projects of State Social Welfare Department held a strong protest demonstration in front of MAM Stadium, here today.
A large number of ICDS women workers deployed at various Anganwari Centres in the region led by J&K National Trade Union Front leader Mohd Gafoor Dar assembled in front of MAM Stadium this morning at around 11 am and held a protest.
They were demanding their regularization and enhancement of honorarium and raised slogans against ICDS authorities for ignoring their demands. They 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, Harayana and Punjab are getting Rs 10,000 and Rs 6000 (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”, they added.
While addressing the protesting employees of ICDS, Gafoor Dar, criticized the Government for its anti-worker policies. He said when the Government is claiming to regularize over 60,000 workers, this class of ICDS has been ignored. He demanded that all those workers who have completed 10 years in service be regularized, their wages be enhanced and honorarium of the workers pending for the last 8 months be released.
He further demanded fixation of final seniority list of Anganwari 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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