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Urging the State authorities to fulfil their 10-point charter of demands, members of the Tamil Nadu Federation of Nutritious Meal and Anganwadi Workers’ Association began an indefinite onslaught and staged a protestation astatine the taluk bureau premises present connected Tuesday (February 3, 2026).
They demanded that the authorities capable the astir 60,000 vacancies successful anganwadi centres crossed the State, supply promotions to nutritious repast workers and assistance a monthly pension of ₹6,750 aft retirement. They besides called for the implementation of the meal strategy for schoolhouse students with the engagement of nutritious repast workers.
The protesters alleged that nary promotions had been fixed successful the past 2 years and that appointments connected compassionate grounds were not being made. They further sought an summation successful the status property from the contiguous 60 to 62 years and the hold of 12 days of casual leave, arsenic disposable to authorities employees. They besides demanded 12 months of paid maternity permission connected par with women authorities employees. The workers boycotted their duties, staged a protestation and raised slogans.
