Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 25: Anganwadi Workers and Helpers reiterated their long pending demands including release of pending wages and enhancement of remuneration in their day-long State Conference held today at Srinagar.
The conference attended by hundreds of delegates across the Kashmir region, was inaugurated by Usha Kumari, president of All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWAH). The conference expressed serious concerns over the plight of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers of the region.
Addressing the conference, general secretary AIFAWAH expressed shock over the insensitivity of the J&K administration and Government of India towards the plight of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers of J&K where the honorarium of these scheme workers is not being paid for last so many months. He said, “Central Government has drastically cut down the allocation for ICDS in the budget. BJP Government has imposed four labour codes to deny the basic rights of minimum wage, right to work for 8 hours and negate the pension and gratuity to the majority of the working class.”
Speaking on the occasion, president of the Federation stressed upon the Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to build a strong organization at village level to press the Government to act upon their long pending demands. She also urged the Government to immediately implement the recent Supreme Court order on gratuity to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers. She also demanded Haryana pattern of wages with annual increment and pension and gratuity benefits to the scheme workers.
The conference decided to observe demands day on July 11 at Block and District level. It also decided to join Maha Padav of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers at Delhi on 26-29 July.
Meanwhile, the conference elected Mir Haneefa as president, Mubeena (Shopian), Shafeeqa and Mudasira (Srinagar) as vice-presidents, Suraya Jabeen as general secretary, Lateefa Ganie as chief organiser and Zamrooda as cashier of the Union.
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