Hindustan Times:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised the salaries of Anganwadi and Asha workers starting April. This move coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual inauguration of various projects in Kolkata ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Banerjee announced a monthly increase from ₹8,250 to ₹9,000 for Anganwadi and Asha workers, along with a raise of ₹500 for Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) workers, increasing their monthly salary from ₹6,000 to ₹6,500. “The Asha and Anganwadi workers are our pride as they work very hard.
They support us in all the bad times. I wish they do well in life. Maa Maati Maanush government shall always be with the people,” the Trinamool Congress supremo said
