MDM cooks threaten to suspend service
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 24 2023:
Demanding release of the pending honorarium for mid day meal workers (cooks), Mid-Day Meal Workers' Union Manipur has cautioned of launching protest from March 27 by ceasing preparation of mid-day meals for students.
Mid-Day Meal Workers' Union president Y Indrani Devi said that non-release of honorarium of the midday meal (MDM) workers testifies utter negligence by the government thinking that they would continue to tolerate injustices done to them.
While denouncing wisdom of the government to fix a measly sum of Rs 1,000 as monthly honorarium, that too for 10 months in a year, Indira also contended that if teachers of the schools try to make them cook, then they (teachers) should be responsible for any incident.
She said that they are ready to be dismissed from their posts for the protest.
However, looking down on them by the government will not be a rightful act, she said while calling upon all mid-day meal workers to extend full cooperation to the decision of not preparing meals for the students.