Anganwadi workers stage protest at Freedom Park

Over 3,000 anganwadi workers gathered at Freedom Park here on Monday, urging the state government to fulfil their several demands.

Published: 05th February 2019 06:22 AM | Last Updated: 05th February 2019 06:22 AM | A+A A-

Anganwadi workers from across the state staging a protest in Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on Monday | Pushkar V

By Express News Service

BENGALURU: Over 3,000 anganwadi workers gathered at Freedom Park here on Monday, urging the state government to fulfil their several demands. Coming from across the state, they took out a rally from the KSR railway station to Freedom Park, where they decided to go on an overnight protest. They told TNIE that the protest will continue until Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy visits them and assures to redress their woes in the upcoming state budget.

In absence of the principal secretary to the state women and child development department, the director and joint commissioner Surekha met the protesters. “The principal secretary is out of station, and hence I received their representation,” she said. However, protesters were in no mood to call off the strike. “We will not move out of this place until the CM and the Women & Child Development Minister meet us,” said a protesting worker.

LIST OF DEMANDS
ØTimely remuneration
ØPF and gratuity facilities
ØUpgradation of mini-anganwadis
ØAnganwadi workers with over 10 years of experience be promoted as supervisors
ØSummer holiday facilities
ØNo departmental works
ØPermanent job