Anganwadi workers and Helpers today staged a strong protest demonstration demanding pensionary benefits for them after retirement from the service.
A number of Anganwadi workers and helpers working under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme assembled at Bhagat Singh park under the banner of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers’ Union (AWHU) and held a protest.
Holding banners and placards in their hands, they raised slogans against the Government and in support of their demands.
They said that there should be no retirement of ICDS workers till retirement benefits including gratuity of Rs 4 lakh per worker and monthly pension is provided.
“Instead of changing the names and designations of workers as well as Helpers, the delay tactics and meager wages policy needs to be changed,” they said and appealed to the LG administration to provide gratuity of Rs 4 lakh and pension to them after retirement from the service.
Priti Khajuria, Councillor Ward number 1, participated in the protest in support of Anganwadi workers. She demanded that every Anganwadi workers and Helper who has attained the age of 60 years be given a lump sum amount of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 3 lakh, respectively on or before her disengagement. She further demanded an old age pension of Rs 3000 per month for workers and helpers on attaining age of 60 years on the analogy of BPL old age women.
