Mysuru: More than 100 Anganwadi workers under the aegis of Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers Association staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here recently, urging for fulfilment of various demands including the enhancement of honorarium.
Stating that the Supreme Court and Gujarat High Court had ordered the Central and State Governments to come out with joint resolutions considering the Anganwadi workers as Grade 3 and Grade 4 employees apart from stating that workers were eligible for gratuity under The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, the protestors said that the Anganwadi workers were working tirelessly to eradicate malnutrition and disabilities to create human resource to work for the development of the country.
