Delhi govt raises anganwadi workers' allowance after they go on strike, says it pays the highest in India
India Today
The Delhi government raised the allowance and honorarium paid to anganwadi workers after they went on a strike for several days. They also said it's now the highest in the country, but the workers say otherwise.
As per claims from the state government, the Delhi government is paying the highest allowance and honorarium to anganwadi workers in India. Anganwadi employees and workers have been on strike for several days and last week, the state government agreed to raise their monthly allowance and honorarium.
In the instance of Anganwadi workers, the government has increased the honorarium to Rs 12,720 and increased the conveyance and communication allowance to Rs 1,500.
The helper's monthly allowance has been raised from Rs 4,839 to Rs 5,610. They would also receive Rs 1,200 in transportation and communication expenses.
"The Kejriwal government is paying the highest amount of monthly wages to Anganwadi workers throughout India," the government sources said, as per PTI.
"Their monthly wages have increased up to two-and-half times since the AAP came to power in Delhi," the source added.
"The Delhi government is paying 30 percent higher wages than what is being paid by BJP-ruled states like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka," they claimed.
The sources said that anganwadi workers were getting "less" salaries in Congress-ruled states as compared to Delhi.
