Dharmana Promises to Resolve Anganwadi Workers Issues
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dharmana Promises to Resolve Anganwadi Workers Issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Revenue minister Dharmana Prasada Rao assured the striking Anganwadi workers that he would personally bring their concerns to the attention of government representatives and pledged to take the initiative to resolve their demands including job security and a salary hike. Addressing the Anganwadi workers in Srikakulam on Saturday, Prasada Rao highlighted the government’s dedication to uplift marginalised communities and assured that necessary steps would be taken to meet their demands. Acknowledging the ongoing discussions with various sections of society, Prasada Rao said that Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is committed to the welfare of all sections. Regarding the specific demands of Anganwadi workers, he recognised the validity of their request for decent pay and job security.

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2 lakh anganwadi workers who powered Ladki Bahin success deprived of pay hike
4 months ago

2 lakh anganwadi workers who powered Ladki Bahin success deprived of pay hike

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: From chief minister Eknath Shinde to his deputies Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis to sitting legislators and aspiring candidates, leaders of the ruling Mahayuti coalition have been at the forefront of celebrations to mark the formal launch of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana in Pune last week. Anganwadi workers and helpers, who come under the state women and …

7,000 anganwadis will be upgraded, says Laxmi Hebbalkar
5 months, 2 weeks ago

7,000 anganwadis will be upgraded, says Laxmi Hebbalkar

The Hindu  

Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar has said that the government would upgrade over 7,000 anganwadi centres across the State. Anganwadi workers would be trained to make them competent to offer better services and handle newer challenges,” Ms. Hebbalkar said. Reiterating her government’s commitment to women’s empowerment, the Minister said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had consented to hike the …

Andhra Pradesh: Minister Lokesh Promises Solutions for Mangalagiri's Issues
6 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Minister Lokesh Promises Solutions for Mangalagiri's Issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Senior minister, Nara Lokesh, has assured the people of Mangalagiri, his constituency, on Sunday that solving their problems would be one of his priorities. Lokesh, holding the portfolios of IT, Electronics and Education, was participating in the Praja Darbar for the second consecutive day on Sunday to learn about the problems that the people of his home constituency faced. …

BJP promises Rs 50K voucher for women in its manifesto
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP promises Rs 50K voucher for women in its manifesto

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With an eye on women voters who constitute nearly 50 per cent of the state’s electorate, the BJP on Saturday promised to launch ‘Subhadra Yojana’ under which every woman will a get cash voucher of Rs 50,000, if it comes to power. Releasing the ‘Sankalp Patra’ with the stamp of Modi’s guarantee for Odisha Assembly elections that will be …

Anganwadi workers call off 42-day strike in AP, return to work
11 months ago

Anganwadi workers call off 42-day strike in AP, return to work

Deccan Chronicle  

More than one lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers in Andhra Pradesh concluded their 42-day strike on Tuesday, and returnd to work following the state government agreeing to their main demand. The strike, initiated on December 12, persisted despite the invocation of the Essential Services Maintenance Act by the government.The state government has committed to address 1t of the 11 main …

Maharashtra anganwadi workers’ strike: 46 days of asking for more
11 months ago

Maharashtra anganwadi workers’ strike: 46 days of asking for more

The Hindu  

On New Year’s Day, when holiday-goers from Mumbai lazily headed back into the city, thousands of women across Maharashtra, many clad in pink saris and salwar kameez, packed their bags to march to the State capital. As of December 2023, Maharashtra has 1,10,465 anganwadi centres and 1,08,507 anganwadi workers, as per Poshan Tracker, a mobile-based application rolled out by the …

CPI deplores ‘ESMA threat’ to striking Anganwadi workers
11 months, 1 week ago

CPI deplores ‘ESMA threat’ to striking Anganwadi workers

The Hindu  

CPI State secretary K. Ramakrishna has taken strong exception to the YSRCP government issuing “threats” of job termination to the striking Anganwadi workers if they do not rejoin duties immediately. Mr. Ramakrishna visited the dharna camp of the Anganwadi workers at the Gandhi statue near the GVMC building on Thursday and expressed solidarity with the striking workers. “Not you, but …

Anganwadi workers protest, Botsa promises resolution
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Anganwadi workers protest, Botsa promises resolution

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Anganwadi workers, led by union president V. Lakshmi, stopped minister Botsa Satyanarayana's car on Monday in Vizianagaram, demanding an end to the Essential Services Maintenance Act and fulfillment of their demands. Lakshmi presented a memorandum outlining their demands, including revoking Esma, wage increases, and full implementation of welfare schemes. He specified that wage hikes would occur after the upcoming …

CM Jagan's social welfare schemes receive praise
11 months, 2 weeks ago

CM Jagan's social welfare schemes receive praise

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Parliamentarian T Rangaiah hailed Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy as a “social reformer who brought cheer among the weaker sections” of the society across Andhra Pradesh. “Samajika Sadhikaratha” has been evident only during the rule of YS Jagan Reddy,” he said and stressed the need to elect Jagan as CM again to enable the weaker sections to get …

Andhra Pradesh govt. orders striking Anganwadi workers to resume duties immediately or face action
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh govt. orders striking Anganwadi workers to resume duties immediately or face action

The Hindu  

The State government has set a deadline for agitating Anganwadi workers and helpers and appealed to them to rejoin their duties on January 8, failing which action would be taken against them. With two rounds of talks failing to break the deadlock, the State government on Saturday issued a Government Order bringing the services of the Anganwadi workers and helpers …

Will continue strike, assert municipal outsourcing workers in Andhra Pradesh after talks with State government fail for second time
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Will continue strike, assert municipal outsourcing workers in Andhra Pradesh after talks with State government fail for second time

The Hindu  

Municipal outsourced workers on January 2 announced that their indefinite strike would continue, after a second round of talks with the Andhra Pradesh government failed to find common ground on a host of issues. Municipal Workers’ and Employees’ Federation, K. Umamaheswara Rao, told The Hindu that there was no clarity from the government on the workers’ chief demand of equal …

Andhra Pradesh govt. responds positively to three of 13 demands put forth by outsourced workers; strike to go on
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh govt. responds positively to three of 13 demands put forth by outsourced workers; strike to go on

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government on December 28 held talks with leaders representing outsourced municipal and corporation workers, whose State-wide indefinite strike entered the third day, and expressed its willingness to concede three of their 13 demands. The Minister responded positively to their demands for provision of health allowance to sanitation workers in the Public Health Department, underground drainage workers and …

Municipal workers on contract launch statewide protest in Andhra Pradesh demanding fair deal
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Municipal workers on contract launch statewide protest in Andhra Pradesh demanding fair deal

The Hindu  

Over 8,000 municipal and engineering department workers on contract participated in demonstrations across the State on the first day of their indefinite protest on Tuesday. Municipal Workers and Employees’ Federation general secretary K. Umamaheswara Rao said their main demands included regularisation of services, a salary of ₹18,500 to Clean Andhra Pradesh vehicle drivers and welfare benefits to all workers. “Many …

'Anganwadi Workers Render Yeomen Service But Not Paid Well': Karnataka HC Asks State Govt To Consider Enhancing Terminal Benefits To Them
1 year ago

'Anganwadi Workers Render Yeomen Service But Not Paid Well': Karnataka HC Asks State Govt To Consider Enhancing Terminal Benefits To Them

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to consider a representation seeking to increase the terminal benefits from Rs.30,000 to Rs.50,000 and from Rs.50,000 to Rs.1,00,000, to the Anganawadi Workers and Helpers, respectively. A single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda gave the direction while disposing of a petition filed by Karnataka Rajya Anganvadi Karya Kartheyara …

Anganwadi workers launch State-wide protest, close centres
1 year ago

Anganwadi workers launch State-wide protest, close centres

The Hindu  

About one lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers are participating in a State-wide agitation from Tuesday, demanding a solution to their long-pending demands. Pragathiseela Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union State general secretary V.R. “The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Unions, affiliated to CITU, IFTU and AITUC, were agitating for the last four years demanding implementation of the poll promises made by Chief …

Jagan uplifted marginalised groups: Minister Nagarjuna
1 year, 1 month ago

Jagan uplifted marginalised groups: Minister Nagarjuna

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Social welfare minister Merugu Nagarjuna has praised Chief Minister Y.S. Addressing a public meeting in Ongole on Wednesday, as part of the YSRC’s Samajika Sadhikara Yatra, Nagarjuna asserted that the chief minister was following in the footsteps of Babasaheb Ambedkar and working for the poor. Minister Vidadala Rajini drew a parallel between Chandrababu Naidu and Jagan Mohan Reddy, highlighting …

Hyderabad: ASHA Workers Demand Pay Hike, Regularisation of Jobs
1 year, 2 months ago

Hyderabad: ASHA Workers Demand Pay Hike, Regularisation of Jobs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Around 3000 ASHA workers protested at the health department in Koti demanding regularisation of their salaries and benefits such as provident fund, release of PRC arrears, ESI and other insurance benefits on Monday. P.Jayalakshmi, state president, Telangana Asha Workers Union told Deccan Chronicle, “We want the government to fulfil our demands, including increasing salary to Rs 18,000 and resolving …

Dharmana: Jagan should become CM again for AP\'s good
1 year, 2 months ago

Dharmana: Jagan should become CM again for AP\'s good

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Former deputy chief minister Dharmana Krishnadas said Y.S. Addressing a meeting of party workers in Sarvakota on Friday, Krishnadas said Reddy should continue as chief minister to ensure the continuation of welfare schemes and the overall development of the state. He asked the village volunteers to knock on every door and tell the people about the various welfare schemes …

Police foil ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ planned by Anganwadi workers, arrest many leaders
1 year, 2 months ago

Police foil ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ planned by Anganwadi workers, arrest many leaders

The Hindu  

Thousands of Anganwadi workers and helpers who marched to Vijayawada to participate in the ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ demanding to solve their problems were arrested by the police here on September 25. Police who said that there was no permission for the Anganwadi Worker’s ‘Chalo Vijayawada’, deployed heavy forces at Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Dharna Chowk, railway station and all other major …

Northern Andhra's New Job Hub: CM Jagan Unveils Mega Projects, Promises Transformation
1 year, 7 months ago

Northern Andhra's New Job Hub: CM Jagan Unveils Mega Projects, Promises Transformation

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy asserted his government’s commitment to transforming Northern Andhra into a national employment hub, addressing the region’s previous neglect. Reddy laid the foundation stone for several development projects in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts, including the Bhogapuram International Airport, Vizag Tech Park Limited of Adani Group, Taraka Rama Thirtha Sagaram Project, and Chintapalli Fish …

Enhanced pay for Anganwadi workers if voted to power in Karnataka: Priyanka Gandhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Enhanced pay for Anganwadi workers if voted to power in Karnataka: Priyanka Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said that if the Congress is voted to power in the upcoming assembly election in Karnataka, the honorarium of workers at major Anganwadis would be increased from Rs.11,500 to Rs.15,000 per month, and for those in mini Anganwadis from Rs.7,500 to Rs.10,000. Priyanka Gandhi addresses a public rally in Belagavi’s Khanapur in Karnataka The Congress …

CM Jagan empowering women through welfare schemes: Dharmana
1 year, 8 months ago

CM Jagan empowering women through welfare schemes: Dharmana

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Revenue Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was strengthening women financially by providing the benefits of all the welfare schemes to them. He said Jagan Mohan Reddy, during his padayatra held before the 2019 elections, understood the problems being faced by women across the state. Accordingly, after winning the elections, the Chief Minister introduced …

Anganwadi workers in south coastal Andhra Pradesh take to the streets demanding better pay, benefits
1 year, 10 months ago

Anganwadi workers in south coastal Andhra Pradesh take to the streets demanding better pay, benefits

The Hindu  

Thousands of Anganwadi workers took to the streets across south-coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday, demanding better pay and social security benefits. They demanded that the government do away with the Facial Recognition-Based Attendance system, which they said was a major source of trouble for them due to poor network connectivity in the villages. In Prakasam district, the CITU-affiliated All-India Federation …

New government adviser on staff takes over
2 years, 1 month ago

New government adviser on staff takes over

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Education minister Botcha Satyanarayana on Thursday inaugurated the office of the newly appointed government adviser N. Chandrasekhar Reddy. Soon after, Satyanarayana, along with the new adviser and government adviser Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy interacted with leaders of various employee unions with regard to their pending issues and problems. Government adviser Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said employees play a vital role in …

Andhra Pradesh: Fulfil demands of municipal engineering workers, govt. urged
2 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Fulfil demands of municipal engineering workers, govt. urged

The Hindu  

Speakers at a meeting of The Andhra Pradesh Municipal Workers and Employees’ Federation said that a State-wide agitation will be launched if Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy fails to fulfil the promises made to the municipal engineering workers. Centre of Indian Trade Unions State general secretary M. A. Gafoor said that the government should recognise that the services of …

Regularisation of municipal engineering workers demanded
2 years, 4 months ago

Regularisation of municipal engineering workers demanded

The Hindu  

VIJAYAWADA AP Municipal Workers and Employees’ Federation general secretary K. Umamaheswara Rao demanded that the government should regularise the services of the municipal engineering workers and pay them health allowance and ensure equal pay for equal work. Addressing a State-level meeting of the engineering workers here on Saturday, Mr. Umamaheswara Rao said the government had been ignoring their long-pending demands …

Telangana government promises more work, income on May Day
2 years, 7 months ago

Telangana government promises more work, income on May Day

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The government on Sunday celebrated May Day with a promise to workers that they will be more empowered financially, even as the state provides better opportunities for their children so that they can have a better future than their parents. Malla Reddy, dressed in khaki pants and shirt, said the next two years would see work opportunities and increased …

Women on the warpath: Haryana's anganwadi workers and helpers on indefinite strike
2 years, 9 months ago

Women on the warpath: Haryana's anganwadi workers and helpers on indefinite strike

The Hindu  

On February 15, nearly 40,000 young, middle-aged and elderly women marched towards the Chief Minister City in Karnal, Haryana, launching the second phase of a protest that began two months ago. Khattar made the assurance after anganwadi workers and helpers went on a month-long strike that year demanding a long-overdue raise in the honorarium.To assuage the strikers, the Chief Minister …

Talk inconclusive, anganwadi workers to continue strike
2 years, 10 months ago

Talk inconclusive, anganwadi workers to continue strike

The Hindu  

Hundreds of angawadi workers and helpers will continue their strike as the Delhi government’s meeting with the unions on Monday proved to be inconclusive. Delhi State Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union, which has been organising the indefinite strike, did not take part in the meeting. Demanding higher wages, women anganwadi workers and helpers, under the banner of DSAWHU, have been …

BJD rolls out incentives for anganwadi workers in Odisha
2 years, 11 months ago

BJD rolls out incentives for anganwadi workers in Odisha

The Hindu  

Looking for votes from women in the forthcoming local body polls, the Naveen Patnaik government on Saturday announced an increase in the retirement benefits of anganwadi workers, and smartphones for community resource persons-community mobilisers involved in women self-help groups. Similarly, CRP-CMs — members of women SHGs who handhold and guide groups of SHGs after training — will now receive ₹1,000 …

Employees happy with Jagan’s decisions
2 years, 11 months ago

Employees happy with Jagan’s decisions

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Leaders of Andhra Pradesh government employees expressed happiness with the announcement of PRC, Fitment and resolving of the 50 demands out of the 71 by the state government on Friday. The CM has also promised homes for employees, he said and welcomed the decision of giving them a 20 per cent discount on home construction in Smart Cities. AP …

Odisha: Anganwadi Workers Protest Demanding Govt Employee Recognition, Wage Hike
3 years ago

Odisha: Anganwadi Workers Protest Demanding Govt Employee Recognition, Wage Hike

News 18  

Thousands of Anganwadi workers stage a dharana in front of the Assembly demanding recognition as government employees and an increase in wages. We demand Rs 21,000 per month for Anganwadi workers,” said another Anganawadi worker. Anganwadi workers should be paid Rs 21,000 per month and assistants Rs 10,500 per month until the government recognition. The government should increase the retirement …

Andhra Pradesh CM Seeks EAM Help to Repatriate 'Ill-treated' Workers from Bahrain
3 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh CM Seeks EAM Help to Repatriate 'Ill-treated' Workers from Bahrain

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday requested the Centre to help repatriate several workers belonging to the state who were being ‘ill-treated’ by their employers in Bahrain. In a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, the Chief Minister said several Indian workers were being ill-treated by their employers and had sought assistance to return …

T'gana CM Keeps Poll Promise, Gives Nod to Salary Hike, Increase in Retirement Age of Govt Employees
3 years, 11 months ago

T'gana CM Keeps Poll Promise, Gives Nod to Salary Hike, Increase in Retirement Age of Govt Employees

News 18  

In a new year gift to employees, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday announced a salary hike of all government employees, an increase in the age of superannuation and recruitment in all state departments. The chief minister said salary hike will apply to grant-in-Aid, work charged employees, daily wage employees, fulltime and part-time contingent employees, home guards, Anganwadi …

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