Ludhiana, Feb. 3 -- The All-India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH) on Monday said that its members would hold a protest across the district on Wednesday to protest the "meagre" hike in allocation for the women and child development ministry's integrated Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme in the Union Budget. The federation said it would burn budget copies to mark their protest.

With the central government earmarking Rs.21,960 crore in the Union Budget for the aforementioned schemes, the All-India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers said the "government's claim regarding increasing the cost norms for nutritional support under the scheme is misleading and inadequate."

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