Agartala (West Tripura) [India], In a significant judgment, a single bench of the Tripura High Court has directed the state government to ensure that all Anganwadi workers in the state are covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 with retrospective effect. In the judgment delivered by a bench of Justice S Dutt Purkayastha, all Anganwadi workers and helpers employed under the ICD scheme, including those retired from service, will become eligible to receive the gratuity amount on attaining retirement, lawyer Purushottam Row Barman said. Represented many people. As the 22 petitioners in the case told ANI, "The court ruled in favor of 22 Anganwadi workers and helpers who had approached the court demanding gratuity benefits. They approached the High Court on the grounds that they Were entitled to this specific benefit under the payment." Gratuity Act of 1972.Earlier, all the petitioners had appealed to their superior authority which is the Department of Social Welfare and Social Education to seek benefits, but the department had rejected their pleas,” said Barman Sai, speaking to ANI, High The Court has also quashed the departmental order on the basis of which Anganwadi workers and helpers were deprived of gratuity benefits saying "The Hon'ble High Court has specifically stated that the gratuity amount shall be paid within 30 days of retirement from service. gratuity should be paid within and if there is delay, the amount will be increased at fixed rate of interest. The departmental order which stated that the petitioners were not eligible for gratuity has also been quashed.'' The payment they get in return is not enough to lead a decent life. According to the senior advocate, the High Court cited an earlier judgment of the Supreme Court in a similar case relating to the State of Gujarat, Hearing said that Anganwadi workers should get the benefit of gratuity. This decision was applicable to all the states, however, the Tripura government did not implement the Supreme Court order, a single bench of the High Court ruled in line with the Supreme Court decision. . This decision will directly benefit about 10,000 people working as Anganwadi workers and helpers.