The Punjab Education department has proposed to raise honorarium for mid-day meal workers from 1,700 to Rs 3,000 a month, minister Vijay Inder Singla informed the state assembly on Wednesday.
Replying to a question of AAP MLA Aman Arora, Singla informed the House that a proposal for raising honorarium for cook-cum-helpers had been sent to the finance department for its approval.
He further said that earlier it had been raised from 1,200 to 1,700 per month after the Congress government came to power in 2017.
Singla informed the House that there were total 42,205 cook-cum-helpers working in schools in Punjab under the mid-day meal scheme, adding that it was a government of India scheme.
These workers prepare and distribute meals for 15.85 lakh children.
Aam Aadmi Party legislator Arora earlier pointed out that the mid-meal workers were being given pittance and asked, "Is it not a human rights violation?"
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