Talks fail, ASHA workers to begin indefinite fast on March 20
1 week ago

Talks fail, ASHA workers to begin indefinite fast on March 20

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With multiple rounds of talks, including at the minister level, failing to yield results, ASHA workers are set to launch an indefinite strike from Thursday. Representatives of the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association had met NHM director Dr Vinay Goyal on Wednesday morning and Health Minister Veena George in the evening. With no concrete action forthcoming, the ASHA workers rejected both Goyal and Veena’s requests to call off their strike. Tripling honorarium not immediately feasible: Minister Veena George The workers, who have been protesting in front of the Secretariat for the past 38 days, had been hopeful when they were invited for talks with Goyal.

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ASHA workers' hunger strike enters second day, Minister Veena George defends Delhi trip
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6 days ago

ASHA workers' hunger strike enters second day, Minister Veena George defends Delhi trip

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The controversy surrounding the failed attempt by Kerala’s Health Minister Veena George to meet Union Health Minister JP Nadda continued to stir debate even after her return to the state on Friday morning. She further defended her actions, explaining, “There was nothing wrong with trying to meet the Union Minister during my trip, especially when ASHA workers are on …

ASHA workers go on hunger strike in Kerala from March 20 for hike in wages
6 days, 13 hours ago

ASHA workers go on hunger strike in Kerala from March 20 for hike in wages

Hindustan Times  

The Accredited Social Health Activists, sitting on agitation in the Kerala capital for better pay and retirement benefits, said they would begin an indefinite hunger strike after the talks with the state government failed. Health minister Veena George told reporters after the meeting that she would meet her Union counterpart JP Nadda in Delhi in connection with the demands of …

Kerala ASHA workers step up protest, begin indefinite hunger strike in front of Secretariat
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6 days, 16 hours ago

Kerala ASHA workers step up protest, begin indefinite hunger strike in front of Secretariat

The Hindu  

Accredited Social Health Activists in Kerala, whose 38-day-old agitation for fair remuneration has been making headlines at the national level, launched an intense phase of their agitation on Thursday when they began an indefinite hunger strike in front of the government Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram. ASHAs, under the banner of Kerala ASHA Health Workers’ Association, resorted to the hunger strike after …

ASHA Workers In Kerala To Begin Indefinite Fast After Talks Over Honorarium Dispute Fail
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6 days, 18 hours ago

ASHA Workers In Kerala To Begin Indefinite Fast After Talks Over Honorarium Dispute Fail

ABP News  

Accredited Social Health Activists workers in Kerala are set to launch an indefinite fast after repeated negotiations with state and central health authorities failed to address their demand for a higher honorarium and retirement benefits. The deadlock in discussions with Kerala Health Minister Veena George and National Health Mission officials forced the workers to escalate their agitation. Government's Response Health …

Kerala Health Minister flies to Delhi to raise ASHA workers issue before Centre
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6 days, 20 hours ago

Kerala Health Minister flies to Delhi to raise ASHA workers issue before Centre

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday flew to the national capital to raise the issue of ASHA workers' demanding a hike in their honorarium and indicate the state's stand on the issue. Kerala Health Minister flies to Delhi to raise ASHA workers issue before Centre Speaking to reporters at the airport here in the morning, George said it …

Talks fail, ASHAs to go on hunger strike from March 20
1 week ago

Talks fail, ASHAs to go on hunger strike from March 20

The Hindu  

Accredited Social Health Activists, who have been agitating in front of the Secretariat to secure a better remuneration package, have decided to go ahead with their indefinite hunger strike from Thursday as two rounds of discussions with the National Health Mission authorities as well as the Health Minister failed to resolve the stalemate. With ASHAs declaring their intent to go …

After ASHA, Anganwadi workers protest outside Secretariat in Kerala
1 week, 1 day ago

After ASHA, Anganwadi workers protest outside Secretariat in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

Thiruvananthapuram, A section of Anganwadi workers on Tuesday began an indefinite protest outside the Secretariat here demanding a hike in their minimum wages and post retirement benefits. After ASHA, Anganwadi workers protest outside Secretariat in Kerala A part of Accredited Social Health Activist workers are already protesting in front of the Secretariat for over 36 days seeking post-retirement benefits and …

ASHA workers lay siege to Secretariat in Kerala, step up agitation
1 week, 2 days ago

ASHA workers lay siege to Secretariat in Kerala, step up agitation

The Hindu  

Accredited Social Health Activists, who have been agitating in front of the government Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala for the past 35 days under the banner of Kerala ASHA Health Workers’ Association, laid siege to the Secretariat on Monday in a bid to intensify their agitation. The police had blocked traffic along the MG road and secured the Secretariat gates …

ASHA workers intensify agitation in Kerala, lays siege to Secretariat
1 week, 2 days ago

ASHA workers intensify agitation in Kerala, lays siege to Secretariat

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of ASHA workers, who have been staging a protest for over a month pressing various demands, on Monday intensified their agitation by laying a siege to the state's Secretariat here. One of the protesting ASHA workers, who came from neighbouring Kollam district, said they won't end the ongoing agitation untill the state government accepts their demands. Meanwhile, the …

Agitating ASHAs offer Attukal Pongala to highlight their demand for minimum subsistence wages
1 week, 6 days ago

Agitating ASHAs offer Attukal Pongala to highlight their demand for minimum subsistence wages

The Hindu  

Scores of Accredited Social Health Activists, on the 32nd day of their indefinite strike for a minimum income needed for subsistence, sought to use the iconic Attukal Pongala festival on Thursday as a high-profile political platform to spotlight their woes. The women, sleeping rough on the pedestrian pathway in front of the government secretariat since last month, set up open …

ASHA protest genuine, resolve, do not mock
2 weeks, 6 days ago

ASHA protest genuine, resolve, do not mock

New Indian Express  

The Left government in Kerala is drawing flak for its handling of the agitation by Accredited Social Health Activists, and rightly so. The ASHAs—community health workers engaged under the National Health Mission —number 26,125 in Kerala and are demanding their pending wages, increase in monthly honorarium from `7,000 to `21,000, retirement benefits of `5 lakh and fixed working hours. The …

ASHA workers take out massive protest march to Kerala Assembly
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

ASHA workers take out massive protest march to Kerala Assembly

The Hindu  

Exerting pressure on the State government, the ASHA workers in Kerala, who had been protesting in front of the Secretariat for the last 22 days demanding a hike in honorarium and retirement benefits along with other demands, took out a massive protest march to the Assembly on Monday when the Assembly session resumed in the morning. Expressing solidarity with the …

Kerala ASHA workers march towards Secretariat demanding better pay, benefits
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Kerala ASHA workers march towards Secretariat demanding better pay, benefits

India Today  

The ASHA workers in Kerala took out a march on Monday to the State Legislative Assembly building, protesting against the state government after the session resumed today after a break. The ASHA workers have been protesting for the last 22 days outside the secretariat, demanding an increase in honorarium, improved service conditions, along with retirement benefits. Meanwhile, one of the …

ASHA workers to intensify protest as support pours in
1 month ago

ASHA workers to intensify protest as support pours in

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Stepping up their protest, ASHA workers have called for a march from the Secretariat to the Assembly on Monday. Accusing the government of denigrating the protest and intimidating workers, the protesters dismissed a threatening letter from the National Health Mission’s state director. “The police notice asking 14 public activists who participated in the ASHA workers’ protest to appear within …

Congress to join ASHA workers agitation in Kerala
1 month ago

Congress to join ASHA workers agitation in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

The Asha workers are demanding the payment of three months' dues and a hike in their honorarium from Rs 7000 to Rs 21,000. While the government had no qualms in approving salary hike of PSC chairman, members and government counsels, it is refusing to accept the genuine demands of ASHA workers who are struggling to make ends meet. ASHA workers …

Strike unnecessary and motivated by anarchic groups, says ASHA Workers Federation
1 month ago

Strike unnecessary and motivated by anarchic groups, says ASHA Workers Federation

The Hindu  

ASHA Workers Federation, an organisation of Accredited Social Health Activists affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, has termed the ongoing strike by the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association in Thiruvananthapuram as “unnecessary” and “motivated by anarchic groups”. Clarifying that some of the demands put forth by the association, such as a rise in their monthly honorarium and better …

ASHAs misled into launching strike, says Kareem
1 month ago

ASHAs misled into launching strike, says Kareem

The Hindu  

CPI leader and former Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem has disparaged the ongoing strike by Accredited Social Health Activists as an agitation that is ‘instigated‘ by some ‘unlawful organisations’ and one which gained popularity only because it became an opportunity for right-wing media and the Opposition to slam the Left Democratic Front government. In an article which appeared in the Deshabhimani …

Kerala ASHA workers on warpath
1 month ago

Kerala ASHA workers on warpath

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The high social and health indicators of Kerala are indisputably bolstered by its robust healthcare setup, but it is the tireless efforts of Accredited Social Health Activists workers at the grassroots level that have been instrumental in driving these achievements. Key tasks carried out by ASHA workers include conducting home visits for palliative care, regular health check-up of elderly …

ASHAs to continue strike after talks with Health Minister remain inconclusive in Kerala
1 month, 1 week ago

ASHAs to continue strike after talks with Health Minister remain inconclusive in Kerala

The Hindu  

Accredited Social Health Activists in the State who have been agitating in front of the Secretariat for the past five days demanding the pending payments of incentives, honorarium and social security benefits have decided to continue their agitation after their talks with Health Minister Veena George on Saturday remained inconclusive. ASHAs were conceived as community-based volunteers promoting health awareness and …

Karnataka ASHA workers call off strike after CM announces Rs 10,000 monthly honorarium, incentives
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka ASHA workers call off strike after CM announces Rs 10,000 monthly honorarium, incentives

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: ASHA workers from across Karnataka on Friday withdrew their indefinite strike after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 per month, effective from April, and that the government would consider their other demands. The CM, after a detailed discussion with health department officials and representatives of the ASHA Union, confirmed that workers will get a fixed …

Following CM’s intervention, ASHAs withdraw strike
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Following CM’s intervention, ASHAs withdraw strike

The Hindu  

Claiming victory following Chief Minister’s Siddaramaiah’s intervention, members of the Karnataka Rajya Samyukta ASHA Karyakartheyara Sangha affiliated to the All-India United Trade Union Centre, withdrew their strike on Friday evening. Demanding a fixed honorarium of ₹15,000, hundreds of ASHAs had started an indefinite State-level day-and-night strike on Tuesday at Freedom Park in the city. On Friday, following a meeting with …

ASHA workers start indefinite strike in Bengaluru, demand fair wages
2 months, 2 weeks ago

ASHA workers start indefinite strike in Bengaluru, demand fair wages

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Thousands of ASHA workers gathered at Freedom Park here on Tuesday for the indefinite strike urging the government to fulfill their various demands. Members of Karnataka State United ASHA Workers Union affiliated to All India United Trade Union Centre said that there is no question of withdrawing the protest until their demands are met by the government. Speaking to …

Asha Workers Highlight Risks, Hold Protest Seeking Fair Pay
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Asha Workers Highlight Risks, Hold Protest Seeking Fair Pay

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Accredited Social Health Activists workers laid siege to the office of the commissioner of health on Tuesday, demanding fixed wages and employment. The ASHA workers affiliated to the Centre for Indian Trade Unions were demanding fixed wages of Rs 18,000 per month, among others. Additionally, in case of deliveries, the workers have to be with the ladies at …

Asha workers demand resolution of issues in Andhra
4 months, 1 week ago

Asha workers demand resolution of issues in Andhra

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Asha workers staged a protest under the auspices of the Andhra Pradesh Asha Workers Union affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions, at Dharna Chowk following a statewide call to address their grievances. The protesters highlighted the need for Asha workers to be recognised as formal employees and provided adequate facilities. State Secretary Dhanalakshmi asserted the need for group …

ASHAs demand minimum wages, social security
8 months, 1 week ago

ASHAs demand minimum wages, social security

The Hindu  

The first Kalaburagi taluk conference of the Karnataka State Composite ASHA Workers’ Association demanded the government ensure minimum wages and social security to Accredited Social Health Activists. They should be provided with minimum wages as per the law in force, social security and free health coverage,” the ASHAs demanded at the conference held at the old Zilla Panchayat Conference Hall …

Asha workers demand fair wages and benefits in protest against BMC
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Asha workers demand fair wages and benefits in protest against BMC

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Thousands of Asha workers gathered at Azad Maidan on Tuesday to protest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s failure to raise their minimum wage to ₹18,000. Currently earning ₹12,000, these workers, crucial to public health, demand an increase in wages, as well as provisions for Provident Fund and pension upon retirement. Mumbai, India - June 11, 2024: Asha Workers and Community …

U.P. ASHA workers plan to boycott work over unmet demands
1 year, 1 month ago

U.P. ASHA workers plan to boycott work over unmet demands

Hindustan Times  

The office bearers of the Uttar Pradesh ASHA Bahu Kalyan Samiti, the body of Accredited Social Health Activist workers, have written a letter to the chief minister, demanding inclusion in a cadre that would grant them the status of ‘state employees.’ Earlier, the ASHA Workers staged a two-day protest in Lucknow “We don’t have a fixed income but receive honorarium …

ASHA workers in Karnataka to get Rs 7K direct credit
1 year, 1 month ago

ASHA workers in Karnataka to get Rs 7K direct credit

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao met Accredited Social Health Activists who are protesting at Freedom Park, and assured them that the government would ensure direct credit of Rs. Alleging that 50 per cent of the ASHA workers in the state were not getting payment for work done, they demanded delinking of the Reproductive and Child Health portal from the …

ASHAs take out protest march in Karnataka’s Haveri
1 year, 3 months ago

ASHAs take out protest march in Karnataka’s Haveri

The Hindu  

Seeking fulfilment of various demands including ‘wages commensurate to the work’, hundreds of Accredited Social Health Activists took out a huge protest march in Haveri on Friday. In the protest march taken out under the aegis of Karnataka State United ASHAs Association affiliated to AIUTUC, the workers marched from the Devagiri Road to the Deputy Commissioner’s office, where they staged …

Overworked, ASHA workers protest against extra online work
1 year, 5 months ago

Overworked, ASHA workers protest against extra online work

Hindustan Times  

Swarupa Mhase, an ASHA worker was informed at midnight about a 14-year-old pregnant girl in Bamanpada, a tribal area, experiencing excruciating pain. Thane, India - October,13, 2023: All Asha workers in Thane district for your various demands and get Diwali bonus, Alleging that the health authorities are oppressive Protest was held at Thane Kharkar ali ground in thane Asha workers …

ASHA workers to camp outside houses of Haryana Ministers for 24 hours
1 year, 5 months ago

ASHA workers to camp outside houses of Haryana Ministers for 24 hours

The Hindu  

Accredited Social Health Activist workers on Tuesday gave a call to camp outside the residences of Haryana Ministers for 24 hours on October 18 over the State government not addressing long-standing issues. Around 20,000 ASHA workers have been on strike since August 8 across Haryana to press for their demands, including a minimum monthly salary of ₹26,000, government employee status …

ASHA workers in distress across Jammu and Kashmir
3 years, 3 months ago

ASHA workers in distress across Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

Raja Begum, 55, was not just a foot soldier of the National Health Mission in Kashmir. “Three ASHA workers have lost their lives from coronavirus in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said, adding that the relatives of the dead had been compensated under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, an insurance scheme launched by the Central government. …

Met With Hostility & Neglect Despite Months of Legwork to Combat Covid, Asha Workers Go On Strike
4 years, 7 months ago

Met With Hostility & Neglect Despite Months of Legwork to Combat Covid, Asha Workers Go On Strike

News 18  

If one lakh ASHA workers had not risked their lives fighting Covid-19 everyday for the past four months, Veena Gupta, the state president of the Uttar Pradesh unit of Asha Karamchari Union, says, “this state would have collapsed under the weight of its own dysfunctional health mechanism”. “The union government announced Rs 50 lakh to the family of Asha workers …

Bengaluru: Over 40,000 Asha workers on strike; demand increase in salary, better protective gear
4 years, 8 months ago

Bengaluru: Over 40,000 Asha workers on strike; demand increase in salary, better protective gear

India Today  

Along with doctors and nurses, the Accredited Social Health Activist workers numbering some 40,000 plus are frontline corona warriors. Some 40,000 plus ASHA workers are protesting demanding an increase in their monthly salary as well as better safety equipment while they risk their lives. D Nagalakshmi, State Secretary of ASHA Workers Union in Karnataka says that while all praise their …

At the forefront of India’s healthcare system, ASHA workers soldier on — unprotected and poorly paid
4 years, 8 months ago

At the forefront of India’s healthcare system, ASHA workers soldier on — unprotected and poorly paid

The Hindu  

If Anita Sharma*, an ASHA worker, had a Twitter account, she could have tagged @drharshvardhan, the health minister, and introduced herself thus: My name is Anita. At the forefront of India’s healthcare system, which is now creaking under the weight of the pandemic, are nine lakh ASHA workers like Anita who are soldiering on — unarmed, unprotected and poorly paid. …

ASHA workers collecting health information attacked by a Muslim mob in Bengaluru
4 years, 11 months ago

ASHA workers collecting health information attacked by a Muslim mob in Bengaluru

Op India  

In a shocking incident, a nurse and ASHA workers have been attacked by Muslim residents in Bengaluru’s Sadiq layout for trying to carry out tests on suspected corona symptomatic patients and also for collecting information of fever and cough from the residents of the locality. According to the reports, the ASHA workers had visited Sadiq Layout near Tannisandra to collect …

In tribal-dominated Palghar, ASHA workers say they are overburdened and underpaid despite rendering critical healthcare services
5 years, 5 months ago

In tribal-dominated Palghar, ASHA workers say they are overburdened and underpaid despite rendering critical healthcare services

Firstpost  

ASHA workers are the first port of call for any health related demands of the rural population, especially women and children Sadanand Khalle, 38, heaved a sigh of relief when — after three days of relentless persuasion — Sangita Hadad, an Accredited Social Health Activist worker from Savade village of Palghar district, agreed to escort his 9-month pregnant wife Monali …

Left out in the cold
12 years, 8 months ago

Left out in the cold

The Hindu  

ASHAs will continue to bear the burden of the government's rural health mission as a new order lists more incentive-based services. On May 31, a Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare order listed additional incentivised duties for accredited social health activists, or ASHAs, but was silent on the issue of regularisation of their employment. ASHAs, who bridge the gap …

Provide better facilities to ASHA workers, says Vaidehi
14 years, 6 months ago

Provide better facilities to ASHA workers, says Vaidehi

The Hindu  

Sahitya Akademi award winner writer Vaidehi said on Wednesday that the Government should provide all facilities to the Accredited Social Health Activists who are rendering important work in rural areas. She was speaking after inaugurating the Udupi district-level ASHA workers' convention organised by the State ASHA Workers Association, affiliated to the All-India United Trade Union Centre, here. Ms. Vaidehi said …

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