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Minister for Education and IT Nara Lokesh connected Friday (March 06) said the authorities was acceptable to clasp discussions with anganwadi workers, ASHA workers and colony administrative officers (VAOs) and that determination was nary request for them to signifier protests.
Speaking successful the Legislative Council, Mr. Lokesh faulted the members of the YSR Congress Party for staging a walkout implicit the anganwadi contented and said the Opposition, alternatively of staging repeated walkouts, should perceive to the government’s response.
Referring to the caller protestation by anganwadi workers, helium said support had been granted until 6 p.m. and the workers were provided nutrient astatine Anna canteens, drinking h2o and ambulance services. After the permitted clip ended, women constabulary unit escorted the protesters distant for information reasons, helium said, seeking to clarify that nary arrests were made and nary cases were filed.
The Minister assured that the authorities would invitation the workers for talks and resoluteness their concerns. He said the connection to summation anganwadi workers’ salaries was nether consideration, and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu would instrumentality a determination connected it. He besides extended akin assurances to ASHA workers and VAOs.
Free organisation of sanitary napkins
Responding to a question raised by MLC K. Greeshma, the Mister informed that to enactment the wellness and acquisition of students, peculiarly schoolhouse girls, the authorities was distributing escaped sanitary napkins to girls studying from Class 7 to Class 12 successful authorities acquisition institutions crossed the State. The inaugural aimed astatine improving menstrual hygiene and guarantee that girls did not miss schoolhouse during their menstrual rhythm owed to deficiency of entree to hygienic products, helium explained. He said the contiguous authorities cleared ₹18.96 crore successful pending dues near by the erstwhile government, related to the proviso of sanitary napkins.
Thalli ki vandanam
Speaking connected different issue, Mr. Lokesh said nether the Thalliki Vandanam fiscal assistance scheme, the authorities had provided ₹8,454 crore successful enactment to 67,01,653 students successful the State.
Drawing a examination betwixt the contiguous government’s show with the erstwhile administration, the Minister said that lone astir 52% of students received fiscal enactment during the earlier government, whereas the existent authorities had expanded sum to astir 85% of students. He said if details of immoderate eligible students who had not received assistance were provided, the authorities would rectify the contented and guarantee they received the benefits.
