– Anganwadi: Malnourished children and economic exploitation of women
– A huge number of women gathered at Rajkot Collectorate, rally in Surat, Vadodara, Bharuch, presentations in Morbi, Jamnagar, Mendara, Manavadar, Keshod.
– Minimum wage is also not given, those who use spices in the house are still unpaid, mobiles are used in the house, wages have not been increased for 5 years.
Rajkot: The women workers who run 53 thousand Anganwadis, which are important for the physical and mental development of the poor slums of Gujarat, have started a movement again. Today, a large number of women gathered at the Rajkot Collectorate and protested by shouting fierce slogans, but in the last three days, huge rallies have been taken out across the state and petitions have been expressed everywhere.
The Anganwadi Workers’ Association said that apart from Rajkot, petitions were given today in Saurashtra, including Morbi, Jamnagar, Mendara, Manavdar, Keshod, and protests were also held in Anand, Bharuch, Vadodara, Palitana, Bhavnagar, Navsari, Wankaner, Surat, Amreli, Ahmedabad. were
Anganwadi women workers in Rajkot said that they have not been paid for home spices for seven months, it is a serious question whether the sisters will save the house or the anganwadi. A year ago, in September-2022, the Government Ministers made demands including giving new non-working government mobiles, promotion of workers to supervisors, at least a minimum wage of Rs. It was presented and promised to be resolved but it was not followed. Inflation has increased in five years since 2018 but wages have not increased. If the government does not take steps to satisfy the demand within 10 days, then a fierce agitation has been given.