ASHA workers seek ₹5,000 honorarium for SIR duty, warn of impact on health services
The Karnataka State Joint ASHA Workers’ Association has requested a ₹5,000 honorarium for ASHA workers assigned to assist with electoral roll revision duties. The association warns that these additional responsibilities may disrupt essential public health services, such as maternal care and immunization programs.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between administrative demands on frontline health workers and the potential degradation of critical community health services in India.
The Karnataka State Joint ASHA Workers’ Association, affiliated to the All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), has urged the Election Commission to provide an honorarium of ₹5,000 to ASHA workers deployed to assist Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The article reports on the demands of a labor association and the response from government officials without adopting a partisan stance or using loaded language.
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