coimbatore a group of women working under the makkalai thedi maruthuvam a government initiative to deliver healthcare at the doorstep petitioned the district administration on monday on delay in disbursal of salariesthe women who submitted a petition to coimbatore collector g s sameeran at the grievance redressal meeting said salary was credited to their bank account till january after a recent system updation area level federation alf which comprises 10 women selfhelp groups has been tasked to pay themwe were paid 4500 to work as women health volunteers we used to receive our salary directly now the alf is incharge of releasing our pay a petitioner saidalfs is yet to distribute the january salary another petitioner said as they do not give a satisfactory reply we decided to petition the district administrationwhile the volunteers were earlier under the purview of the health department the magalir thittam department is now coordinating their work a source saiddistrict project director k kavitha promised to sort out the issue the alf must disburse the salary to the women health volunteers only through net banking the system to bring the volunteers under the area level federation in urban areas and panchayat level federation in rural areas was set up as per instructions of the state government she told toi