Anganwadi workers seek hike in salary, stage protest

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 10

Members of the Anganwadi Workers’ Union staged a protest in front of state BJP president Shwait Malik’s residence here on Tuesday.

Union leader Anoop Kaur said before the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had promised to strengthen anganwadi centres and increase the salary of workers, but after forming the government, it had reduced their funds.

The union demanded a hike in their salary.

Ministerial staff protest development tax

Meanwhile, members of the Punjab State Ministerial Staff Union and other employee associations also protested the development tax of Rs 200 per month here on Tuesday.

Jagdish Thakur, general secretary of the Punjab State Ministerial Staff Union, said an amount of Rs 200 from the salaries of June and July had already been deducted.

Raising slogans, association members flayed the government for making dope tests mandatory for all employees.

“While the government has imposed a new tax on the salaried class, arrears of the dearness allowance have not been released for the past 23 months,” said association president Dalbir Singh Bajwa.