Anganwadi, midday meal workers demand wage revision, job security
Anganwadi and midday meal workers in Karnataka held protests demanding wage revisions, job security, and the reversal of policies they claim threaten their livelihoods. They specifically criticized the impact of the National Education Policy 2020 on their service model.
Why it matters
The protest reflects broader tensions between government scheme workers and policy shifts that threaten the traditional structure of social welfare programs.
Following a nationwide call, hundreds of anganwadi and midday meal workers under the banners of the Karnataka State Anganwadi Employees Association and the Akshara Dasoha Workers Association observed a black day in Kalaburagi on Friday.
The workers, holding flags and placards, took out a protest march from Kannada Bhavan via Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk to the Deputy Commissioner’s office, staging a demonstration to highlight their long-pending demands, including a comprehensive wage revision and social security benefits.
Addressing the gathering, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) district president M.B. Sajjan and general secretary Shanta Ghanti strongly criticised both the Union and State governments for neglecting scheme workers.
They pointed out that despite the soaring prices of essential commodities, the honorarium for these workers has not been increased since 2018.
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