The Joda Block Midday Meal Cook-cum-Helper Association submitted a memorandum to the School and Mass Education Minister through the Joda ABEO in the block office on Wednesday.
CITU, State secretary Radhakanta Sarangi said that if the Government fails to fulfil the association’s four-point charter of demands including increase of salary from Rs 1,400 to Rs 2,000 as agreed by the Minister some months back, increase of the number of Saree from one piece to two per annum, increase of maternity leave with wages and payment of wage arrears of 28 months immediately then there would be a State-level mass agitation in Bhubaneswar in coming days very soon. Association district president Khiramani Mahanta and,Joda block secretary Gurubari Mahanta, amongothers, coordinated the programme.