UP: Mid-day Meal women workers waiting for wages for months

2021-11-03 25

Under the centrally sponsored Mid Day Meal scheme in Uttar Pradesh, daily wages women workers have not received their honorarium for months. Despite tall claims of the state government about not facing a fund crunch, cooks and helpers alleged that they had to run from pillar to post to get their honorarium. They claimed they were informed that no budget has been released for them. Now, these women are facing a dearth of funds and are struggling to meet their expenditures. Watch this video.