In letter to WCD minister, Rahul Gandhi seeks higher pay, gratuity for Anganwadi workers

Meghalaya Anganwadi workers demand promotions, regularization and hike in honorarium

Shillong, April 1: A section of the Anganwadi workers have demanded the state government to immediately consider promotion of eligible graduate Anganwadi workers, regularise services and increase the honorarium to Rs 15000 per month. They have sought the immediate implementation of pending promotion for graduate Anganwadi workers as per memo dated June 2, 2023. In a letter submitted to the chief minister Conrad K Sangma recently, the Anganwadi w…

Odisha Anganwadi Workers, Helpers’ pay 2nd lowest in country! EXCLUSIVE

Bhubaneswar: With a nearly 24 lakh headcount, the Anganwadi workers, helpers form a strong contingent in the country. They are the foot soldiers of the rural India, who played the crucial role in delivering early child care services and health services to women and children, and have boosted the country’s resilience in its fight against child malnutrition, infant and maternal mortality, low institutionalised birth delivery etc.In the country’s f…

(Chandigarh News) Ali, Derabassi. Under the guidelines of Social Security and Women and Child Development Department Chandigarh (Punjab) and District Program Officer Nikhil Arora, 191 Anganwadi workers of Derabassi and SAS Nagar block of the district have been trained for 6 days under the subject of nutrition and education. In this regard, CDPO Suman Bala informed that the main objective of this training is to prepare Anganwadi workers to provid…

In letter to WCD minister, Rahul Gandhi seeks higher pay, gratuity for Anganwadi workers

New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged the government to increase the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and help retiring workers and helpers get gratuity.He also nudged the government to lay out a path to "progressively improve their working conditions and social security".In a letter to Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi, he said the Supreme Court had three years ago recognised Anganwadi workers and …