Remuneration of Mid Day Meal Workers increased

 by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, JULY17

The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, today announced to increase the monthly remuneration being paid to Mid Day Meal Workers from Rs.1000 to Rs.1150.

          Mr. Hooda was presiding over a meeting with Mid-Day Meal Workers and Accredited Social Health Activists(ASHA) here today.

          Earlier, a remuneration of Rs.1000 per month was being paid to Mid-Day Meal workers which was shared by Central Government and State Government in the ratio of 75:25. Now State government would share Rs.400 instead of Rs.250 earlier.

          The Chief Minister also directed the concerned officers to issue guidelines to help Mid-Day Meal Workers during pregnancy. He asked the officers not to terminate the services of such women workers during pregnancy. He also directed that those workers who would perform satisfactory services would not be removed.

          The Chief Minister also ordered to examine the issue regarding enhancing the incentives admissible to  ASHA workers so that these could be better as compared to other states. The Government has already  ordered to provide mobile phones to ASHA workers. He suggested that ASHA workers should meet Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission so as to redress their grievances.

          Finance Minister Mr. Harmohinder Singh Chattha, Education Minister Mrs. Geeta Bhukkal, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Chhatar Singh, Principal OSD to Chief Minister Mr. M.S. Chopra, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Shiv Raman Gaur, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. R.S. Doon, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary Finance, Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, School Education Mrs. Surina Rajan, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary Health, Mrs. Navraj Sandhu and other officers also present in the meeting.

No.IPRDH-2012/