Anganwadi employees salaries frozen by finance department

Kannur: Finance department with a strange order freezing the salaries of Anganwadi employees. The order states that the state share shall not be paid until further instructions are received.

The Treasury Director’s order is without specifying the reason. The strange action is in the order issued to all district and sub-treasury officers. The order also states that all the treasury officers should follow the instructions strictly.

With this, the state share of more than half a lakh Anganwadi workers in the state will be suspended. The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association has sought an explanation from the Finance Department.