Punjab Government Asked to Consider Paying Interest on Delayed Salary to Anganwadi Workers: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State of Punjab to consider paying interest on delayed honorarium payments to nearly 50,000 Anganwadi workers whose dues had remained pending for six months. The case was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry, who took suo motu cognizance based on a newspaper report highlighting the plight of Anganwadi workers awaiting their salaries. Background of…
