Kamal Kumar Biswas.TOD.Balurghat
A local association of Anganwadi workers and helpers in Balurghat has extended financial assistance to the family of a child suffering from spinal muscular atrophy, seeking to ease the burden of his medical treatment.Members of the Balurghat thana committee of the Sara Bangla Anganwadi and Sahayika Karmi Samiti handed over the assistance to the parents of Arkajit Mondal, a child from Mahinagar Hatiapara, at a programme on Monday.
The assistance was presented at 3 p.m. at the Joint Council office of Bingsho Shatabdi Club, where Anganwadi workers and helpers associated with the organisation were present. The organisation said the contribution was intended to stand by Arkajit's family as they cope with the expenses of his treatment.Earlier in the day, at 2 p.m., the workers and helpers organised a programme at the ICDS office, where sweets were distributed and a press conference was held.
During the programme, the organisation welcomed the State government's decision to increase the monthly additional honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers by ₹5,000. According to the organisation, the revised honorarium came into effect from August 1.The association also welcomed an increase in the allocation for food served at Anganwadi centres to children and women. It said that, following a decision of the State Cabinet, the allocation per plate for breakfast, including an egg, and for hot cooked meals had been increased by ₹2.
The day's programme thus combined an expression of solidarity with a family facing a serious medical challenge with celebrations over the government's decisions concerning Anganwadi workers and nutrition programmes.The members also thanked the Chief Minister for the measures announced by the State government and paid tribute to former Social Welfare Minister Biswanath Chowdhury, who died recently.The programme concluded with the distribution of sweets.
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