Over 1 lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers who were on a State-wide agitation for the past 42 days announced that they were calling off their strike, with the State government agreeing to their main demands late on Monday.
“All 1.06 lakh Anganwadi workers will report for work from Tuesday,” confirmed A.P. Pragathiseela Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union State general secretary V.R. Jyothi who participated in the talks with the government. Ms. Jyothi was also among the workers who had taken up a fast-unto-death at Dharna Chowk in Vijayawada.
Education Minister Botcha Satyanarayana, Government Adviser (Public Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy and other senior officials held discussions with the union representatives, said IFTU State general secretary K. Polari.
