The high court of Tripura has directed the state government to provide gratuity to the anganwadi workers and their assistants according to Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The high court’s single bench led by judge S Datta Purukayastha gave the verdict on Thursday following a writ petition filed by 20 anganwadi workers and their assistants who have been demanding their gratuity rights as post-retirement benefit. Earlier in 2021, the Supreme Court (SC), in a verdict based on a case of Gujarat... Read this story
