Major protest by Anganwadi workers outside Odisha Assembly
Major protest by Anganwadi workers outside Odisha Assembly on Friday for the fulfillment of their 10-point demands.
Bhubaneswar: Major protest by Anganwadi workers outside Odisha Assembly on Friday for the fulfillment of their 10-point demands.
According to reports, the Anganwadi workers had planned to gherao the Odisha Assembly with their 10-point charter of demands.
All Odisha Women Anganwadi Workers Association led by Bharatiya Mazdur Union have staged a massive protest.
Their main demands are to declare Anganwadi workers as government employees. Another demand is to increase the monthly salary of the Anganwadi workers to Rs.18,000 and to pay Rs. 9,000 to the assistants.
The Anganwadi workers have further demanded to introduce EPF, ESIC and Gratuity for them at the earliest.
“We have complained to the state government many times in the past few days but the government is not listening to us, the wages are low while the labor is increasing…” said one of the protesting Anganwadi workers.
“If our demands are not met by the government, our association has warned to continue the protest indefinitely and to protest in the villages”, added another.
Ms Kalinga