The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh-led All India Anganwadi Workers’ Federation would hold a national level protest in New Delhi on November 17 to place Anganwadi employees’ various demands before Prime Minister Narendra Modi
“Until our demands, including monthly salary of Rs 18,000 for Workers and Rs 9,000 for Helpers and regularisation of jobs, have not been met, we will continue holding protests and placing memorandums to the Government. We will submit a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a national-level protest meeting in New Delhi on November 17,” said All Orissa Anganwadi ladies Workers Association general secretary Sumita Mohapatra at a Press meet here.
Prior to this, Anganwardi Workers and Helpers would submit memorandums to PM Modi through BDOs and district Collectors between November 1 and 7, she said.
Among others, BMS national secretary Gokulananda Jena, State general secretary A Srinivas Rao, Basant Kumar Sahoo, Anjali Patel, association State president Soudamini Das and treasurer Geetarani Mohanty were present.