Srinagar: Anganwadi workers and helpers of the ICDS projects of State Social Welfare Department Monday held a protest demonstration here against ‘anti workers policies of the Government’.
The protest was organized by J&K National Trade Union Front.
Tasleema Subhaan , State President, J&K NTUF condemned, what she called as ‘the anti workers policies of the Government and the higher authorities of ICDS’.
The protesters were demanding enhancement of honorarium, fixation of final seniority lists, holding of immediate DPC meeting to clear all the pending promotions of the supervisors and implementation of new pension scheme to workers and helpers.
“We demand provision of gratuity at the time of retirement at the age of 65 years, implementation of free group insurance schemes and harassment of workers and helpers should be stopped,” Tasleema said.
Urging Government to urgently fulfill their ‘genuine demands’ otherwise they will lock down all the offices and burn down the project offices in the state.
‘Government will be responsible for all the consequences of our protest. If our demands are not met we will burn all the project offices in the state,” Tasleema said.
