India, March 31 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked union women and child development Annapurna Devi to increase the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and help retiring workers and helpers get gratuity.

In a letter to the minister, Gandhi said Anganwadi workers and helpers had been the backbone of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme, and had helped combat hunger and malnutrition among women and children for years.

"During the Covid-19 crisis, they served as frontline workers at great personal risk, going above and beyond their duties. Despite their hard work to develop the nation, Anganwadi workers and helpers unfortunately continue to struggle with inadequate pay, working conditions, and a lack of social secu...