Archive · 15 Sep 2026
UP Government Expands Health Cover, Honorariums for Grassroots Workers
The Uttar Pradesh government announced new benefits for several groups of workers.
These groups include PRD volunteers, school cooks, and Anganwadi workers and helpers.
They help with public services, children’s meals, nutrition, and child development.
Covered workers and their families can receive cashless medical treatment worth up to ₹5 lakh each year.
This means they may not need to arrange a large amount of money before receiving treatment at approved hospitals.
School cooks will also receive ₹1,000 more each month.
Anganwadi workers and helpers will receive higher monthly honorariums as well.
The government said the measures are meant to improve both workers’ incomes and their families’ health security.
More than 31,000 PRD volunteers and their families will receive annual cashless treatment of up to ₹5 lakh.
PRD volunteers support security, traffic, disaster management and administrative work in Uttar Pradesh.
School cooks will receive a ₹1,000 monthly honorarium increase and ₹5 lakh annual cashless health cover for their families.
Anganwadi workers’ honorarium will rise from ₹8,000 to ₹12,000, while helpers’ honorarium will increase from ₹4,000 to ₹6,000.
Cashless treatment will be available at government and empaneled hospitals for the covered workers and their families.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh government, PRD volunteers, school cooks, and Anganwadi workers and helpers.
- What
- The government announced annual cashless health coverage of up to ₹5 lakh and increased honorariums for the covered service groups.
- When
- September 15.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, with treatment available at government and empaneled hospitals.
- Why
- To strengthen the financial and health security of grassroots workers and their families.
- Health coverage
- Annual cashless medical treatment of up to ₹5 lakh for covered workers and their families.
- PRD beneficiaries
- More than 31,000 PRD volunteers and their families.
- School cooks
- Monthly honorarium increased by ₹1,000.
- Anganwadi workers
- Honorarium increased from ₹8,000 to ₹12,000.
- Anganwadi helpers
- Honorarium increased from ₹4,000 to ₹6,000.
- Treatment locations
- Government and empaneled hospitals.
- Announcement location
- Lucknow.