SIR: Under ‘immense pressure’ to meet targets, anganwadi workers seek exemption from BLO duties
Anganwadi workers in Karnataka are protesting against being assigned Block Level Officer (BLO) duties during electoral roll revisions. They claim the added workload interferes with their primary duties of child and maternal care and creates undue mental stress.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between administrative election requirements and the delivery of essential social welfare services at the grassroots level.
Claiming that they are under immense pressure due to unrealistic deadlines and targets, anganwadi workers across Karnataka have written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking exemption from Block Level Officer (BLO) duties. They argued that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has disrupted their main responsibilities of caring for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
The article focuses on the grievances of labor unions and social workers against government administrative pressure.
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