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Anganwadi workers call off month-long strike

The state government agreed to raise their monthly wages as per their service seniority

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After intervention by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, around two lakh Anganwadi workers in the state on Friday decided to call off their indefinite month-long strike.

The state government agreed to raise their monthly wages as per their service seniority. Anganwadi workers and their helpers (Madatnis) were on an indefinite strike since September 11. They were pressing their long pending demands of increasing allowance and inclusion in government job so that they can avail pension as well.

Anganwadi workers cater to the nutritional needs of children under the age of six and adolescent girls who are malnourished or anaemic in rural areas. The breakthrough came at a meeting chaired by Fadnavis, which was attended by state Woman and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde and the representatives of the anganwadi workers.

Munde said that the allowance has been increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,500 and Fadnavis has also assured the delegation to provide allowance on the basis of seniority. Munde informed that the government would bear additional Rs 311 crore for providing the hike and would also bear additional Rs 40 crores for providing allowance on the basis of seniority.

"Those with an experience of 10-20 years will get Rs 6,695, those in experience bracket of 20-30 years will get Rs 6,760 and those having more than 30 years of experience will receive Rs 6,825 per month," a government communication said.

(With agency inputs)

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