Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh to Fill 913 ASHA Worker Posts Soon
Andhra Pradesh plans to hire 913 community health workers called ASHA workers.
The hiring is meant to ensure there are no empty posts in the State’s health departments.
Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav announced the plan in Vijayawada.
The workers will be recruited through district health societies.
District Collectors will lead those societies.
Each worker will receive Rs 10,000 every month.
The State will pay Rs 8,320 of that amount, while the Centre will pay the rest.
With these hires, 2,207 ASHA posts will have been filled in two years.
The Andhra Pradesh government plans to recruit 913 ASHA workers soon.
The recruitment is part of the State’s zero-vacancy policy in health departments.
The new hiring would bring the total ASHA posts filled over two years to 2,207.
Each ASHA worker will receive monthly remuneration of Rs 10,000.
The State will contribute Rs 426.84 crore of the Rs 513 crore annual ASHA worker expenditure, with the Centre funding the remainder.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, district health societies and District Collectors.
- What
- The government plans to recruit 913 Accredited Social Health Activist workers.
- When
- The recruitment is expected to take place soon; the announcement was made on Monday, and 2,207 posts have been filled over the past two years.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, with recruitment conducted through district health societies.
- Why
- To support the State’s zero-vacancy policy in its health departments.
- Posts planned
- 913 ASHA worker posts
- Total filled in two years
- 2,207 posts
- Monthly remuneration
- Rs 10,000 per ASHA worker
- State monthly contribution
- Rs 8,320 per worker
- Annual expenditure
- Rs 513 crore
- State annual contribution
- Rs 426.84 crore
- Recruitment authority
- District health societies chaired by District Collectors