Release wages to Anganwari workers, casual labourers before Eid: Congress
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir has urged Governor S P Malik to release pending salaries of Anganwari workers and other casual labourers.
A JKPCC statement said that the Anganwari Welfare Forum called on Mir and sought his intervention in releasing their pending wages, besides ensuring redressal of other grievances they were confronted with.
Mir expressed concern over the hardships confronting Anganwari Workers and other casual labourers serving in PHE and other departments for a long time, he said.
Urging the Governor to address their concerns before the auspicious occasion of Eid Ul Azha, Mir said Anganwari Workers were not being paid their wages regularly which has forced them to agitate on roads, besides there were pending wages, which the Govt should clear to ensure that they could be able to sustain their families.
The Workers were deeply involved in social activities, they need to be facilitated to continue with their work, Mir added and urged the governor to make serious efforts to release and enhance their monthly wages
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