Mid-Day Meal workers march to Parliament
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 04 2024:
Around 5,000 MidDay Meal workers from 20 states and Union Territories of the country including representatives from Manipur marched towards the Parliament on Wednesday.
Mid-Day Meal workers are demanding regularisation of their posts and increment of remuneration to Rs 26,000 per month.
All Manipur Mid-Day Meal Workers' Union secretary Arambam Thoi Chanu informed from New Delhi that the march at Jantar Mantar in the national capital participated by representatives from Manipur, raised five demands.
The demands were regularisation of Mid-Day Meal workers as recommended by Indian Labour Conference in its 45th conference, increase monthly remuneration to Rs 26,000, provide social security including pension to Mid-Day Meal workers, extend benefits of Mid-Day Meal scheme to students of class XII, stop abolition of schools and removal of Mid-Day Meal workers.