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BRTU Demands Rs. 18,000 Monthly Pay for Telangana ASHA Workers
ASHA workers in Telangana help with different public health programmes.
Their union is asking the government to pay them Rs.
18,000 each month.
The union also wants delayed payments for work such as pulse polio and leprosy programmes.
Leaders say workers are being given extra tasks without extra payment.
They also say some work meant for ANMs is being given to ASHA workers.
The union believes officials are not following the official job duties for ASHA workers.
Workers from Warangal plan to attend a protest in Hyderabad on August 25.
They hope the protest will persuade officials to meet their demands.
The Telangana ASHA Workers’ Union, affiliated with BRTU, demanded a monthly payment of Rs. 18,000.
The union called for immediate payment of pending honoraria for pulse polio, leprosy and other health programmes.
ASHA workers from Warangal plan to join a dharna on August 25 outside the Medical and Health Directorate office in Koti, Hyderabad.
Union leaders alleged that ASHA workers are assigned unpaid surveys, ANC targets and duties intended for ANMs.
The union said officials are not following the prescribed ASHA job chart and are assigning unrelated errands.
- Who
- The Telangana ASHA Workers’ Union, affiliated with BRTU, and ASHA workers from Warangal.
- What
- The union demanded Rs. 18,000 monthly pay, payment of pending honoraria and adherence to the prescribed ASHA job chart.
- Where
- The dharna will take place outside the Medical and Health Directorate office at Koti, Hyderabad; the union represents workers in Warangal district.
- When
- The planned dharna is scheduled for August 25; the demands were announced on Monday.
- Why
- The union says ASHA workers are performing unpaid additional tasks, including surveys and ANC targets, and duties intended for ANMs.
Key facts
- Monthly pay demanded
- Rs. 18,000 per ASHA worker
- Planned protest
- Dharna on August 25
- Protest location
- Medical and Health Directorate office, Koti, Hyderabad
- Participants
- ASHA workers from Warangal district
- Pending payments
- Honoraria for programmes including pulse polio and leprosy
- Additional complaints
- Unpaid surveys, ANC targets and duties reportedly meant for ANMs
- Notice recipient
- DM&HO Superintendent Anil Kumar
Sources
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