{
  "id": 17920864,
  "title": "Midday meal workers not paid for four months, protest in Dharwad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/midday-meal-workers-not-paid-for-four-months-protest-in-dharwad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T06:12:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/midday-meal-workers-not-paid-for-four-months-protest-in-dharwad/article71656985.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Midday meal workers in Dharwad, affiliated to the Karnataka State Samyukta Akshara Dasoha Workers’ Union, staged a protest on November 2, demanding the release of honorarium they have been waiting for four months. The workers receive a monthly honorarium of ₹4,600, of which ₹1,000 is contributed by the Union Government and the remaining by the government of Karnataka. Union district president Bhuvana Ballari highlighted the workers' struggle, pointing out the delays in payment due to the new SNA-SPARSH payment system and the inadequate honorarium to meet their needs amid rising essential commodity prices. The Zilla Panchayat Deputy Secretary and PM POSHAN district education officer assured the workers that the pending funds would be released within 15 days, promising to address other grievances concerning working conditions and duties.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}