After days of protest by hundreds of Anganwadi workers, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced a hike in their wages from Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 conceding their demand. "The state government has recently increased wages of anganwadi workers by Rs 1000 in the budget, which stood at Rs 7,000 per month, and with Rs 1,000 increase, the wage goes up to Rs 8,000," Siddaramaiah said.