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The Tamil Nadu Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association staged a protestation successful Krishnagiri demanding pensions, wage hike, adjacent wage for adjacent enactment among a raft of demands connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026).
The relation demanded the designation of anganwadi workers arsenic authorities employees. They besides called for status benefits of ₹10 lakh to anganwadi workers and ₹5 lakh to the assistants. A household pension of ₹9,000 was besides sought after.
Other demands include, 1 period yearly abrogation successful May, an increment for promotion from mini anganwadi centres to main centres and filling each anganwadi vacancies.
The relation besides called for promotion to persons with ten-year acquisition and 5 twelvemonth acquisition successful mini anganwadis, arsenic the lawsuit whitethorn be, adjacent with SSLC qualification. The caller authorities bid of a Class XII acquisition qualification indispensable not beryllium implemented for experienced workers, the protesters added.
The Association called for a halt to nonstop recruitments successful promotions, and alternatively supply cent percent promotion to those who joined anganwadi work successful 1993. They besides demanded that anganwadi workers beryllium relieved from the duties of BLOs (Booth Level Officers).
Dharmapuri
In Dharmapuri, CITU-led protests demanded the authorities to instrumentality its 2021 predetermination manifesto that promised household pension and wage hike.
