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Unpaid for 5 months, midday meal workers stage dharna

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August 07, 2025

Demand hike in honorarium from ₹3,000 to ₹10,000 per month

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THOUSANDS of midday meal workers who prepare and serve meals to children in government schools across Telangana, staged a dharna on Wednesday in front of the Commissioner and Directorate of School Education office in Hyderabad, demanding the fulfilment of their long-pending demands. These include the payment of overdue bills, an increase in their monthly honorarium from ₹3,000 to ₹10,000, and additional funds to meet the revised meal menu. Police later took several midday meal workers into custody.

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