Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Sanjay Tandon Pledges to Raise Chandigarh Meal Workers’ Pay Demands
Mid-Day Meal workers prepare and serve food to children in government schools.
A group of workers gave Sanjay Tandon a list of problems they want fixed.
They want fairer wages based on Chandigarh’s DC rates.
They also want their pay to arrive by the seventh day of each month.
The workers say they work for 11 months but are paid for only 10.
They asked to be paid for all 12 months.
Tandon said he would bring their requests to officials in Chandigarh.
He said the workers’ service and financial security deserve attention.
A delegation of Mid-Day Meal workers led by Chandigarh Councillor Gurbax Rawat submitted a memorandum to BJP leader Sanjay Tandon.
The workers requested wages aligned with Chandigarh’s prevailing DC rates and salary payments by the seventh of each month.
They also sought payment for all 12 months, saying they work 11 months but are paid for only 10.
Tandon said he would take their demands to Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Secretary H. Rajesh Prasad.
The workers said the current payment arrangement causes financial hardship.
- Who
- Mid-Day Meal workers, represented by a delegation led by Councillor Gurbax Rawat, and BJP leader Sanjay Tandon.
- What
- The workers submitted a memorandum seeking revised wages, timely monthly salary payments, and wages for all 12 months.
- When
- The article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Chandigarh.
- Why
- The workers say they face financial hardship because their pay does not cover all the months they work and they seek fairer, more timely wages.
- Workers’ demand
- Wages in line with Chandigarh’s prevailing DC rates.
- Requested payment date
- By the seventh of each month.
- Annual payment request
- Payment for all 12 months.
- Current work and pay arrangement
- Workers say they work 11 months annually but are paid for 10.
- Delegation leader
- Gurbax Rawat, a Chandigarh councillor.
- Officials Tandon said he would approach
- Gulab Chand Kataria and H. Rajesh Prasad.