GO on increasing honorarium of ASHAs by ₹1,000 issued
Following Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's announcement in this year's Budget, the State government on Thursday, May 15, issued a Government Order on the release of funds for increasing the honorarium paid to Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) by ₹1,000.
Of the 42,524 sanctioned posts of ASHAs under the National Health Mission, 41,000 are currently working. Of these, under team-based incentives, as many as 25,996 ASHAs have already been getting an additional honorarium. The GO issued on May 15 has enabled the release of additional funds for the payment of additional ₹1,000 to the remaining 15,004 ASHAs.
Welcoming the government's move, All-India United Trade Union Centre State secretary D. Nagalakshmi said the ASHAs are eagerly waiting for a GO on the promised overall honorarium of ₹10,000. 'We have been following this up with the government and are hoping there will be some good news at the earliest,' she said.
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