Wednesday, 08 September 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The members of the Anganwadi Workers Association marched towards the chief minister’s residence on Tuesday to protest against the alleged negligence of their demands by the state government. Soon after the march, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami promised the workers to present their issues in the next cabinet meeting.
Several Anganwadi workers from various districts gathered near Gandhi Park and marched towards CM residence on Tuesday morning. The president of the association Rekha Negi said that the government has announced various welfare schemes in recent times and Anganwadi workers work at ground level to execute them but still, they are being underpaid by the government. “The government has been neglecting our demands for about two years. Our allowances are also not given in time to us.
Many are still waiting for the two-month allowance of the protest period last year. We had approached the government several times but all we received was false assurances. We also want the government to pay us salaries rather than allowances which must be raised soon too,” stated Negi. She informed that the CM called the association’s representatives through the district magistrate R Rajesh Kumar after their protest and promised them that their issues will be presented in the next cabinet meeting.
