Port Blair, June 16: The Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma today felicitated the anganwadi workers of Ward No-1 in a programe organized by Shri Shahul Hamid.

The Member of Parliament distributed free ration kits to the anganwadi workers and lauded their contribution during the pandemic. Anganwadi workers also presented mementos to the Member of Parliament for taking up their salary issues in the Parliament.

It is only after Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma raised the matter in the Parliament, salaries of anganwadi workers were released by the government.