The problems of Anganwadi workers should be resolved
warangal(KCN) :
Telangana Anganwadi Teachers and Helpers Union CITU state committee calls Anganwadi workers strike to continue for second day triumphantly
On the second day of the strike , a large scale demonstration was held from Arts College Auditorium to Collector office to regularize Anganwadi workers and give minimum wage of 26 thousand rupees.CITU Zindabad raised slogans that the unity of Anganwadi employees should be released immediately. On this occasion, in a dharna chaired by Union President K Jamuna, CITU District Secretary Ragula Ramesh said that the National New Education Policy Act brought by the Central Government should be repealed and funds should be increased for ICDS in the Central Budget in 2018. On this occasion, he demanded the Central Government to immediately pay Rs 1500 to the teachers, Rs 750 to the mini workers, Rs 1250 including arrears, as the Central Government is conspiring to weaken the ICDS system, as part of that, they are reducing the funds in the budget, Ramesh criticized that the Anganwadi workers are spending time without filling the vacant posts. Ramesh called for movement on this occasion CITU district president T Uppalaiah said that Anganwadi teachers should be given a retirement benefit of five lakh rupees and helpers should be given three lakh rupees. CITU District Vice-Presidents Velpula Sarangapani Anganwadi Union Leaders Kanukuntla Ramadevi Shobharani Swaroopa Bhagyalakshmi Sammakka G Shobharani Ramadevi E Aruna Annapurna A Nirmala Murhu Vimala Umadevi Erra Padma and hundreds of Anganwadi teachers and helpers participated in the program.