Anganwadi workers burned the effigy of State Government near parade groundon Monday and demanded fulfillment of their long pending demands. These workers assembled at the protest siteon Monday and engaged in a vociferous protest. The workers then marched towards the lansdowne Chowk and consigned an effigy of the State Government to flames. The state president of association of Anganwadi workers Rekha Negi accused the state government of giving false promises to the workers. She said that state government gave written assurance of accepting the demands to the agitating members of the association in the year 2012, but nothing has happened since then. The members of the association had undertook a massive secretariat march last week in support of their demands.
These workers are demanding that the State Government should declare them as Government employees and increase their allowance to Rs15000 per month. The association is also demanding job reservation for Anganwadi workers in the government posts and wants that the State Government should immediately release orders for Anganwadi women welfare fund as assured by Chief Minister.