Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 17: The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers working under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme continued their protests demonstration against the State Administrative Council’s (SAC) decision to disburse their honorariums through Gram Panchayats.
The protesters under the banner of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union J&K raised slogans against SAC decision and demanded its immediate rollback.
They said disbursing honorarium through Gram Panchayats can pave way for corruption and harassment of these Workers and Helpers.
“We not only demand rollback of this arbitrary decision but also making ICDS permanent and increase its budgetary allocation. The Government must also pay minimum wages, social security and pension to us,” the protesting Workers and Helpers of Anganwadi demanded.
They said that supervision of Anganwadi Centres is done by ICDS department and they don’t object the coordination with Panchayati Raj Institutions in running the Anganwadi Centres if Panchayats provide resources to the Anganwadi Centres like additional food, milk, eggs, toys, uniforms etc for children.
“If Panchayats have to monitor, why don’t they monitor all the services and link the salary of all Government employees to Panchayat certification,” they said.
The protesters were addressed by Haneefa, Lateefa, Misra, Mubeena, Hajira, Haleema, Daisy and Meema.
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