Scheme workers demand wage revision, reduced workload

Scheme workers affiliated with the CITU take out a rally from Saraswathi Park to the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam on Friday. | Photo Credit: V RAJU Hundreds of scheme workers, including ASHA workers, anganwadi workers, midday meal staff, Village Organisation Assistants (VOAs), Resource Persons (RPs) and school sanitation workers, staged a rally to the Collectorate on Friday, demanding a revision of wages and improved working conditions.The protest, organised by the Shramika Mahila Samanvaya Committee, affiliated to the CITU, as part of a State-wide programme, began at Saraswathi Park and passed through Daba Gardens, Prakasaraopeta, Jagadamba Junction and Watch House before culminating in a meeting at the Collectorate.Addressing the gathering, Visakhapatnam district convener of the Shramik