A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka said Anganwadi centres also perform statutory duties and have become an extended arm of the government.
"During the COVID-19 pandemic, anganwadi workers went from door to door to promote health protocols and established good coordination with other health sector workers like ASHA workers, helping people at a time when family members were scared to take care of their own relatives, Jaleel said.
The protesting workers demanded minimum of Rs 21,000 monthly salary and Rs 10,500 monthly pay for Anganwadi helpers.
With a view to instill confidence and social security among the Anganwadi workers, supervisors and helpers engaged in Covid-19 duty, the State government on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh for the kin of these frontline warriors in case of death due to the contagious virus in the line of duty.
Bhubaneswar: As per the unlock guidelines issued by the Odisha government on Saturday, all the Anganwadi centres across the State will reopen from February 1, 2021. The School and Mass Education Department has been directed to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for primary schools and decide on the opening of such schools with necessary […]
Berhampur: In a welcome development, Odisha government has decided to provide all the Anganwadi workers in the state with mobile phones to assist them in their work. The announcement was made by the Odisha Women and Child Development Minister Tukuni Sahu at a congregation of Ganjam unit of Odisha Anganwadi Workers’ And Helpers’ Front on […]
Bhubaneswar: All Odisha Anganwadi Workers’ and Helpers’ Front presented a five-point charter of demands during its executive body meeting on Sunday. Their demands include summer vacation, increase in retirement age from 60 to 62 and post-retirement pension. BJD general secretary (organisation) Pranab Prakash Das said that the government is aware of their demands. “Chief Minister […]
Malkangiri: The Malkangiri district administration woke from its slumber and provided a boat for the people so that they do not have to risk their lives to cross a river at Nerudipali area under Chitrakonda block. The move came after a report was telecast in media showing two Anganwadi workers-Hemalata Sisa and Pramila Penel- crossing […]
Bhubaneswar: With an anticipation that Covid-19 vaccine may soon be available, the Odisha government has asked officials of the Women & Child Development department and Mission Shakti along with the concerned medical associations in the State for creation of a database of all health care workers (HCW) and anganwadi workers for Covid-19 vaccination. In a […]
Malkangiri: The plight of two Anganwadi workers, who would swim across a dangerously flooded river to reach upto their workplace in Malkangiri district, has moved business tycoon Anand Mahindra. While responding to a Twitterati, who had posted a video of the two Anganwari workers- Hemalalta Sisa and Pramila Penel of Raniguda Pachayat under Chitrakonda village—crossing […]
Bhubaneswar: Two Anganwadi workers have become role models for the society by swimming across a dangerous flooded river for the sake of their duties in Malkangiri district. The Anganwadi workers have been identified as Hemalalta Sisa and Pramila Penel of Raniguda Pachayat under Chitrakonda village in the tribal-dominated district. During rainy season most of the […]
Kendrapara: As many as six Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), Anganwadi workers, sanitary staff and volunteers engaged in two temporary medical camps in Kendrapara district have tested positive for COVID-19. Informing the development, Kendrapara Collector Samarth Verma said that a total of 18 persons including Asha, Anganwadi, some volunteers and sanitary staff have tested positive […]
Bhubaneswar: Stepping up its shutdown measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, Odisha government has ordered for a complete lockdown in the State. As a precautionary measure, the State government has also extended the closure of Anganwadi centres till April 30. Earlier the government had closed the centres till March 31. In a letter […]
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of members of All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers Association (AOALWA) on Monday staged a protest in front of Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA) demanding fulfilment of their long pending demands. A delegation of Anganwadi workers’ outfit, which is affiliated to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh met the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Minister of Women […]
Bhubaneswar: The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, today clarified that all the States including Odisha have been notified about the Centre’s decision on hike in honorarium to Anganwadi Workers. In reply to a letter written by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Gandhi stated that the Central share of grants-in-aid of Rs 16,694.38 […]
Bhubaneswar: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today lambasted the BJD-led Odisha government saying that it has been grossly neglecting women of the State by not implementing central schemes. Gandhi said that the Centre hiked the salary of Anganwadi workers but the State government claimed credit for the same. She said that even […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced several sops for Anganwadi workers & helpers including salary hike and increase in the age of disengagement from service. “While the monthly salary of Anganwadi workers has been increased to Rs 7500 from Rs 6000, Mini Anganwadi workers will get a salary of Rs 5375 instead of […]
Bhubaneswar: In good news for lakhs of Asha and Anganwadi workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a hike in their monthly honorarium. The increment would be applicable from October this year. In addition, all Accredited Social Health Activists (Asha) will be brought under the coverage of various social security schemes and provided free […]
Bhubaneswar: The agitating Anganwadi workers, sitting on an indefinite dharna at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar since September 14 pressing for fulfilment of their various demands, put their stir on hold today after receiving assurance from the State government, informed All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers Association. “We will work for the society as earlier. The government […]
Bhubaneswar: Better late than never phrase fits well for the Anganwadi workers protesting at the Lower PMG Square in Bhubaneswar for over a month now as the Odisha government today announced an increase in their salary along with other benefits. Announcing the hike, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “My government has always kept the interest […]
Bhubaneswar: The agitation of Anganwadi workers took a new twist today with one group of the women activists declaring to have called off their stir while another group continuing to sit on dharna at the Lower PMG here. It is alleged that while one group linked with the ruling BJD’s trade union Biju Shramik Samukhya […]
Bhubaneswar: The agitating Anganwadi workers, sitting on an indefinite dharna at Lower PMG since September 14 pressing for fulfilment of their various demands, decided to continue their stir after a meeting with the State Government on Tuesday remained inconclusive. Hundreds of Angawadi workers under the banner of All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies workers Association are staging […]
Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Anganwadi workers have been sitting on an indefinite dharna at Lower PMG since September 14 pressing for fulfilment of their various demands, including salary hike. However, the government is yet to listen to their woes. The workers are demanding hike in their minimum pay to Rs 18,000 for workers and Rs 9,000 […]
Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Anganwadi workers are sitting on an indefinite dharna at Lower PMG since September 14 pressing for fulfillment of their various demands, including salary hike. After staging demonstration in front of the state Assembly on September 12, the activists have been staging the stir at Lower PMG under the banner of the All […]
Jajpur: Over a hundred Anganwadi workers took to streets demanding fulfillment of various demands, including salary hike, at Dharmasala of Jajpur district today. The ASHA workers assembled before the office of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDC) at Dharmasala under the banner of the All India Ladies Workers’ Union and staged a demonstration shouting slogans. […]
Bhubaneswar: The Anganwadi workers and helpers’ strike under the banner, All Odisha Anganwadi Ladies Workers Association, has entered the 12th day as they continue to demand hike in pay and perks. Thousands of Anganwadi workers and helpers have been sitting on dharna near the Lower PMG pressing for their demands. They are demanding hike in […]
Vehicular movement at the busy Master Canteen square came to a halt as thousand of workers under the banner of Nikhila Odisha Anganwadi Workers’ Association took to the streets on Wednesday demanding fulfillment of their 16-point charter of demands
At least five Anganwadi workers sustained minor injuries today as the police lobbed tear gas and used water canon to disperse a crowd of women who attempted to barge into the assembly here
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