Publish Date: | Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:25 PM (IST)
Seoni (Rep. of New Zealand). The cooks, who reached the Collectorate, under the banner of Provincial Women’s Self Help Group Federation, presented a memorandum raising slogans after reaching the Collectorate demanding redressal of various problems. The cooks working under the Mid-Day Meal-Sanjha Chulha Scheme have demanded to increase the honorarium, amount to be received under the scheme and to solve other problems including stopping the reduction in food grains. Raising slogans, the women cooks said that, ‘There is no power in two thousand, not less than 6 thousand’, ‘How to give food to children, money is less,’ ‘Mamaji, what kind of justice, women are getting upset’ etc. Rakhmani Goswami, Draupati Sen , Rekha, Sunita Bai, Lakhanvati, Ramkali Bai, Dashoda Yadav, Shashi Bai Dongre, Choti Bai Yadav, Sangeeta Borkar etc. More than two hundred women staged a sit-in protest in Ambedkar Bhavan on Thursday, March 3 in support of their demands. The rally reached the collectorate from Kachari Chowk, where the district administration officials A memorandum was submitted on the demands.
It has been said in the memorandum that, a common stove is being operated by women self-help groups in Anganwadi centers. But for several months continuously, 20 to 25 percent amount is being deducted from the payment bill. This is being done or is being done by the official employees. In the year 2014-15, fuel money was given separately to the groups, that too has been stopped. At present, the market price of groceries and fuel has doubled.
From before the corona period, 20 to 25 percent amount is being deducted to the operators at the student rate. The payment amount is being paid after 2 to 3 months. The food grains are also being allotted in two months. Government machinery By citing nutrition and menu, the operators are intimidated every day. Instead of improving the flexible system of administration, the governing institutions are being blamed for this. It is absolutely necessary to improve such faulty system, this is the need of the hour. In the memorandum, information has been given to keep food (PMPO) and common stove closed on March 3.
At present, the food is to be fed according to the new menu when the PM Nutrition Diet Scheme is started, but the payment amount is being given on per student basis from the pre-corona period. 10 and the middle school should be paid at the rate of Rs 15 per student, only then it will be possible to provide food on the basis of the menu.
Women cooks should be paid an honorarium of Rs.6 thousand and Anganwadi cooks should be paid Rs.3000. The movement will go up to the capital. All the responsibility for this will be of the government administration. The copy of the memorandum has been sent to the Minister of School Education Department, Minister of Women and Child Development Department, State Coordinator of PM Nutrition Power Construction Department and other officials.
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