The mid-day meal workers in the erstwhile Khammam district have been facing financial difficulties as the state government has delayed payment of their salaries.
According to Telangana Mid-Day Meal Scheme Workers’ Union (CITU) district president G Padma, salaries for the past eight months are pending,
while bills have been pending for the past five months.
Similarly, bills for eggs purchased over the past eight months are also overdue. Despite repeated requests to the concerned authorities, the salaries and bills have not been cleared. As a result, the workers have come under financial distress, she complained.