Anganwadi workers seeksalary hike

Devanshi Joshi. Vadodara/DNA

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

The Anganwadi workers across the State staged protests to raise their demands regarding the payment of the arrears since 2002. As a part of the protest, about 500 Anganwadi workers at Vadodara demonstrated at collectorate on Monday. They presented a memorandum to the district collector, demanding salary increment of Rs500 and Rs250 to be implemented since 2002. The Anganwadi workers are also protesting against privatisation of Anganvadi. Their other demand includes pension after retirement, position as government employee, placement and other benefits. Kalpana Patel, Gujarat state Anganvadi president, said, "Anganvadi workers should get benefits from the government. Our memorandum includes our demand of salary implement and other benefits. We have also asked Central government to look into our genuine demands." "We are waiting for the government to take required action in the regard and increase our salary and pay the arrears since 2002, " she addd.