Sonia Gandhi seeks timely pay, hikes for ASHA, Anganwadi workersSonia Gandhi raised concerns in the Rajya Sabha about ASHA and Anganwadi workers. These women are overburdened and underpaid for their vita...
17 Dec, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
Bihar assembly elections: Nitish Kumar hikes stipend for anganwadi workers and helpersBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has increased the stipend for anganwadi workers from Rs 7,000 to Rs 9,000 and for helpers from Rs 4,000 t...
08 Sep, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
Parliamentary standing committee report recommends creation of Anganwadi worker welfare board, doubling honorariumSenior Congress MP Digvijay Singh announced that the Parliamentary Standing Committee has approved recommendations for doubling Anganwadi w...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.11 AM IST
Nearly 10 million anganwadi, ASHA and mid-day meal workers will observe one day nationwide strike on FridayThe joint platform of scheme workers, consisting of the organisations of scheme workers affiliated to the central trade union have called f...
23 Sep, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
All anganwadi centres shut in Punjab amid rise in COVID-19 casesThe social security, women and child development minister said ration and other material will be distributed door to door through anganwadi...
13 Mar, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
Women and Child Development Ministry's budget hiked by 16 per centOut of Rs 24,435 crore, the highest amount has been allocated to the newly announced Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0 scheme with R...
01 Feb, 2021, 04.53 PM IST
SC asks states, UTs to decide by Jan 31 on re-opening of Anganwadi centres outside containment zoneA bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan directed that all states and UTs shall issue "necessary orders regarding monitoring and supervision...
13 Jan, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
NHRC core group to discuss food security crisis amid coronavirus pandemicET gathers that the NHRC has called a meeting of its Core Group on Right to Food and Nutrition and has sought details from various ministri...
21 Aug, 2020, 07.25 AM IST
Formalise conditions, wages of ASHA and Anganwadi workers: House panel on labourA platform of workers under schemes such as Anganwadi, ASHA and national health mission had given a call for a two-day nationwide strike de...
08 Aug, 2020, 12.30 AM IST
PMO weighs SOP for labourers, district-level help deskPeople aware of the matter told ET that in its report submitted to the PMO on May 14, the group has recommended framing of an immediate sta...
16 May, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
Odisha’s maternal health scheme doing better: SurveyThe Jaccha-Baccha Survey (JABS), conducted by student volunteers in June 2019, took place in six states—Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jha...
19 Nov, 2019, 09.43 AM IST
Prime Minister announces hike in incentives of Asha, Anganwadi workersHe said the revised incentive will come into effect from October and it will reflect in their salaries from November onwards, which would b...
11 Sep, 2018, 06.48 PM IST
Unorganised sector workers to be brought under social security scheme: Bandaru DattatreyaClaiming that the country's 93 per cent workforce is in the unorganised sector, Dattatreya said the benefits under the ESIC scheme will be ...
04 May, 2017, 10.09 PM IST
Anganwadi, scheme workers seek wages on par with govt employeesAfter the age of 60 at the time of retirement Anganwadi workers are simply left out with no recognition or basic rights, they pleaded.
23 Jan, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
Volunteers of government's flagship schemes to get social securityThe move that will make them eligible for provident fund to begin with and eventually entitle them to health insurance and medical benefits...
17 Dec, 2016, 12.46 AM IST
Anganwadi staff to spread awareness about social security schemesAnganwadi staff would henceforth generate awareness among people on the three mega social security insurance schemes launched by the Centre...
16 Jun, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
Demand for right to work legislation, social security coverage at ILCThe Indian Labour Conference today pushed for sops to working class such as a minimum assured pension of Rs 1000 per month.
18 May, 2013, 08.26 PM IST