Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 6: A delegation of All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (FAWH) under the leadership of Tapan Sen, general secretary, CITU recently met Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD), Maneka Gandhi and submitted a 16 point charter of demands.
This was informed by senior leader of CITU, Sham Prasad Kesar, while addressing a meeting of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union affiliated with CITU, held here today in its office chamber.
He said the Minister assured the delegation that the ICDS scheme should be strengthened with components of wages, training, work monitoring and social security, and would not be privatized at any cost. She also agreed that the demands of regularization, minimum wages and social security are just demands and she need some time to study the issues and find solutions.
She also assured that the anganwadi workers and helpers shall not be engaged in any non ICDS work. The Minister also agreed to call a meeting of all the trade union federations of anganwadi workers and helpers for a discussion, on the request of delegation.
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