‘Include our demands in Election Manifesto’: Mid-day meal workers

Ahead of Loksabha Election, mid-day meal workers from Puttur & Belthangady taluks have urged Political parties to include their demands in election manifesto. There are nearly 600 mid-day meal workers in each of these Taluks.
The workers have been demanding a hike in their salary from Rs 2500 to Rs 5000 per month. They even demanded that the government should increase their salary for poll duty from Rs 200 to Rs 500. The mid-day meal workers are expected to cook food for poll staff on the day of polling & also the day before it.
DC Sasikanth Senthil said that ZP CEO has already had discussions on his matter.