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The Tripura government has announced its decision to appeal a high court order that allowed gratuity benefits to the Anganwadi workers. The high court of Tripura, in a judgement last month declared that Anganwadi workers are entitled to coverage under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Following the high court’s order, the state’s Social Welfare and Social Education Department received …

The high court of Tripura has directed the state government to provide gratuity to the anganwadi workers and their assistants according to Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The high court’s single bench led by judge S Datta Purukayastha gave the verdict on Thursday following a writ petition filed by 20 anganwadi workers and their assistants who have been demanding their …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

The State government has issued orders invoking the Essential Services and Maintenance Act, 1971, against the agitating Anganwadi workers and helpers. However, leaders of the Anganwadi workers and helpers’ unions and associations condemned the act of the government to bring the Anganwadi women under essential services, and ‘‘threaten them in the guise of ESMA’‘. AP Pragathiseela Anganwadi Workers and Helpers’ …

Almost three in four of the new anganwadi centres to be constructed in the current year will be built in convergence with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme, the Women and Child Development Ministry has said. Private funds welcome There was a demand for 27,000 anganwadi centres in the country in the current year, out of which …

In its judgment holding that the Payment of Gratuity Act,1972, will apply to Anganwadi centres, the Supreme Court observed that though they are expected to render important services to the society, very meagre remuneration is being paid to Anganwadi workers and Anganwadi helpers.It is high time that the Central Government and State Governments take serious note of the plight of …

SC Directs Reopening Of Anganwadi Centres Outside CZ, Directs To Ensure Nutritional Support To Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers And Children

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice Subhash Reddy and Justice M.R. Shah directed the Union of India, States and Union Territories to reopen the anganwadi centres situated outside the containment zones, which were closed due to pandemic, to provide nutritional support to children, pregnant women and lactating mothers in accordance with the …

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