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The Haryana Government has accepted respective long-pending demands of Anganwadi workers and helpers pursuing protests successful Panchkula and Bhiwani, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Haryana, said successful a connection connected Thursday (June 11, 2026).
The protests were organised by Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union Haryana, affiliated to the CITU. In Bhiwani, workers staged a objection earlier Women and Child Development Minister Shruti Choudhry.
Following the protests, a national delegation held a astir three-hour gathering with the authorities chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Shekhar Vidyarthi astatine the Irrigation Department Headquarters successful Panchkula. The talks focused connected the union’s 16-point charter of demands.
According to the union, the authorities agreed to respective cardinal demands. These see the outgo of gratuity to Anganwadi workers and helpers successful enactment with a 2022 Supreme Court judgment. Officials informed the delegation that the connection was nether process and apt to beryllium approved soon.
The authorities besides assured that honorarium withheld from workers dismissed during the onslaught play would beryllium released by June 30. Anganwadi workers would proceed to beryllium included successful promotion lists, officials said. Cases registered against Anganwadi activists during protests successful Gurugram, Charkhi Dadri and different districts person been withdrawn, and a ceremonial connection to this effect volition beryllium issued by the State government, according to the union.
Additional Chief Secretary Vidyarthi assured the national that each accepted demands would beryllium implemented successful the stipulated clip frame. He besides said strict departmental enactment would beryllium taken against section officials for immoderate negligence successful implementation.
The national described the talks arsenic highly positive. To property for the implementation of a minimum wage of ₹26,000, designation of Anganwadi Workers arsenic Class-III employees and Helpers arsenic Class-IV employees, and different pending demands, a “Demand Day” volition beryllium observed against the Central Government connected July 10.
On August 10, each 48,000 Anganwadi Workers and Helpers crossed Haryana volition tribunal apprehension and enactment successful “Jail Bharo” actions astatine territory office passim the State.
