Mamata makes BIG announcement on salary hike of Anganwadi and Asha workers ahead of Lok Sabha elections
According to the CM, the salary of Anganwadi workers will be increased by Rs. 750, while the salary of ICDS assistants or ICDS helpers will also increase by Rs 500 per month.
Calcutta: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced an increase in the salary of Anganwadi and Asha workers. The Chief Minister took to her social media page to make the big announcement ahead of the Lok Sabha elections expected to take place in April. The salaries of Asha workers have been increased by Rs 750 from April. They are our pride because they work very hard. They support us in all the bad times. I am happy to announce that salaries of Anganwadi workers have also been increased by Rs 750 from April. The ICDS helpers will get around Rs 6,000, their salaries will be increased by Rs 500 from April 1. I hope they do well in life. The ‘Maa Maati Maanush’ government will always stand with the people.”
According to the CM, the salaries of ASHA and Anganwadi workers will be increased by Rs 750 per month. Earlier, they used to get Rs 8,250 per month, and with this increase, it will become Rs 9,000. The remuneration of Anganwadi helpers will be increased by Rs 500 per month, Banerjee said. Earlier, they used to get Rs 6,000 per month, and with this increase, it will increase to Rs 6,500. The increases will come into effect on April 1, the Prime Minister said.
The development took place during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state for the inauguration of a slew of metro projects along with other engagements.
Earlier on Tuesday, she mocked Prime Minister Modi’s ‘guarantees’ to the people ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and said they were nothing but inflated balloons.
Speaking at a government program on Tuesday, Mamata said, “Remember that when the Bengal government gives a guarantee, it makes every effort to honor it. However, similar promises and assurances from Delhi (Centre) are rarely fulfilled. Delhi’s guarantees have no standing among the people. They resemble gas balloons that are inflated and released into the air before the election. Once all the votes are cast, all the balloons will pop.”