ITANAGAR, Apr 22:

“You are the agent of Human Resource Development at the grassroots level,” said Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein while exhorting the Anganwadi workers and helpers of the state to discharge their duty sincerely and dedicatedly in the first state level conference cum foundation day celebration of All Arunachal Pradesh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union at Chimpu here today.

 

            He said that they have a big responsibility in educating the village women about their healthcare, nutrition of the newborn and hygiene.  He urged them to work in close coordination with the village women as a facilitator and to motivate the women folk in villages to avail benefits from various women welfare schemes like Mahila Samridhi Yojana and Rashtriya Mahila Kosh wherever applicable.

 

            He also urged them to work in coordination with the ASHA’s and ANM for effective implementation of various healthcare services in villages.

 

Responding to a 12 point Charter of Demands submitted by the President and Secretary of AAPAW&HU, Mein promised to make all the Anganwadi Centres in the state functional and assured to renovate all the non-functional Anganwadi Centres.

 

           

Mein further assured to release their honorarium at enhanced rate immediately and said that the department will be asked to transfer their honorarium to their bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer. He also informed that the state government has already taken a decision to conduct DPC of all departments in every six months and said that no case of promotion will be considered without DPC.  

 

           

 While highlighting various initiatives of the government, he further said that present government is a performing one and asserted that it is trying to bring in a financial reform in the state and every scheme of the government will be properly monitored and implemented.

 

           

Speaking as the Guest of Honour, State BJP President, Tapir Gao, has called upon the Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to nurture every child that comes to the Anganwadi Centres to be a responsible citizen when they grow up. He stated that caring and educating the pre-school going children in villages in nook and corner of the country is no less than a patriot; ‘you are nurturing the future doctor, engineer, police officers, soldiers, social workers and politicians of the state and nation,’ he opined.

 

Reiterating that the government is stable which will work for all round development of the state, Gao said that people of the state need not worry as a corruption free government is in place with a motto “Sabka Sath Sabka Vikash”.

 

            Jalley Sonam, President AAPWU and the Chief Advisor to AAPAW&HU said that Anganwadi Workers & Helpers of the state have no knowledge about their rights and benefits. He informed that the union has been formed to unite all the Anganwadi workers and helpers and working women in the state. He said that Anganwadi workers have also rights to claim for minimum wages, avail benefits under social security act, pension and maternity leave. He further informed that efforts will be on to affiliate the AAPAW&HU with the Indian Labour Union.

 

            President AAPAW&HU, Yasi Nalo Sonam clarified that the rally by the Anganwadi workers & helpers was not against the government or any department. While Secretary AAPAW&HU, Techi Agri read out and submitted 12 points of Charter of Demands to the Deputy Chief Minister.

 

            The Chief Guest and Guest of Honour also gave away prizes to the best district leaders of the Union and winner of various competitions held during the conference. Cultural programmes were also presented on the occasion.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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