Women Health Volunteers in Coimbatore urge State government to raise remuneration
Women Health Volunteers in Coimbatore are demanding a salary increase to ₹15,000 and better job security, citing excessive workloads. Additionally, local farmers are petitioning for the removal of restrictions on purchasing fuel in cans for agricultural machinery.
Why it matters
These petitions highlight the economic challenges faced by grassroots workers and the agricultural sector due to administrative policy changes.
Women Health Volunteers (WHVs) engaged under the State government’s Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme have urged the government to increase their monthly remuneration to ₹15,000, provide job security and release pending honorarium payments.
The article reports on the grievances of two distinct groups without taking a side in the policy disputes.
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