Hyderabad, July 12 -- BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Sunday demanded that the state government immediately enhance the monthly honorarium of mid-day meal workers to Rs 10,000, as promised in the Congress party's election manifesto.
Addressing a protest organised by the Mid-Day Meal Workers and Agencies Association at Indira Park Dharna Chowk here, Ramchander Rao expressed solidarity with the workers and urged the government to resolve the demands of about 54,000 mid-day meal workers across the state.
He alleged that despite promising a Rs 10,000 monthly honorarium, the Congress government had failed to implement it even after two-and-a-half years in office.
He also claimed that workers were facing financial hardship as payme...