ASHAs stage protest seeking ₹15,000 monthly remuneration
Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) in Ballari are protesting to demand a consolidated monthly remuneration of ₹15,000. Workers cite stagnant pay, delayed incentives, and a lack of basic infrastructure for their digital work as primary grievances.
Why it matters
The protest highlights the ongoing struggle for fair wages and better working conditions for essential frontline health workers in India.
Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Ballari on Thursday, demanding that the incentives and honorarium paid by the Central and State governments be combined and fixed at a minimum of ₹15,000 a month.
The protest was organised as part of a State-wide ‘Protest Week’ being observed from October 5 to 11 under the leadership of the Karnataka State United ASHA Workers’ Association, affiliated to AIUTUC. The workers took out a protest march from Gandhi Bhavan to the Deputy Commissioner’s office and staged a demonstration there.
Addressing the protesters, association State secretary D. Nagalakshmi said ASHAs had received an increase of only ₹1,500 in the past nine years and that their remuneration had not kept pace with the rising cost of living. She said the government should fulfil its earlier assurances regarding an increase in their remuneration.
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