-OutlookIndia.com The Anganwadi workers alleged that they have been deprived of their minimum wage and held the AAP government accountable for making false promises over the ages. “Jab mahilaon ko ghar ke kaam chhodkar sadkon pe aandolan karne nikalna padta hai, toh ye koi maamuli baat nahi hoti,” said Rajni, an Anganwadi worker from Birij Puri, Delhi. (When women leave their household chores to protest on the street, it’s not a petty...
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House panel flays rural development dept’s failure in running MGNREGS -Rituraj Baruah
-Livemint.com The panel highlighted lack of effective coordination with states in terms of timely release of funds for the MGNREGA scheme NEW DELHI: A parliamentary standing committee has rebuked the Department of Rural Development for lack of effective coordination with states in terms of timely release of funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme. According to the Department of Rural Development, one of the impediments obstructing the smooth flow...
More »Delhi Anganwadi Workers up the Ante Against Kejriwal, Vow To Expose 'Hollow Promises' -Sumedha Pal
-TheWire.in The workers slammed the Aam Aadmi Party for ignoring their demands for months, even as it makes tall promises to counterparts who are engaged in the scheme in poll-bound states like Punjab and Goa. New Delhi: Anganwadi workers in Delhi say that Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have ignored their demands for months but are making tall promises to counterparts who are engaged in the scheme in poll-bound...
More »Universalise maternity benefit scheme, say activists -Jagriti Chandra
-The Hindu Govt. has said PMMVY will cover second child only when it is a girl The government’s recent announcement that the maternity benefit programme which provides ₹5,000 for first child will be extended to cover the second child only if it is a girl has met with sharp criticism from activists who have demanded that it be universalised. The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), launched in 2017, provides ₹5,000 for the...
More »For Aligarh's Lock Workers, Rising Costs, Low wages Primary Concerns in Polling Season -Ismat Ara
-TheWire.in Both factory workers and owners are feeling the brunt of first demonetisation and then the COVID-19 lockdowns, and believe the government is ignoring them. Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh): Tahir Khan is a 35-year-old lock worker in Aligarh. He is among the thousands of workers bearing the brunt of COVID-19 lockdowns and what they call government apathy towards workers. He is currently employed under Saud Aijaz, whose family has been running a small-scale lock...
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