Enhancement in Allowances for Ashaworkers

Enhancement in Allowances for Ashaworkers

The state-wise number of ASHAs is placed at Annexure – I. While there are no ASHAs in Goa, Puducherry, and Chandigarh, in Himachal Pradesh and Daman & Diu, link Workers have been engaged in to perform the roles and responsibilities of ASHAs. The details of incentives against the delivery of each activity finalized at the national level are placed at Annexure – II. There are also state specific incentives for ASHAs for range of services.

The incentives to ASHAs finalized at the national level are regularly reviewed by the Government. A proposal to enhance the rate of incentives to ASHA for certain activities under NRHM and for parity of rate of incentives to ASHA for facilitating institutional deliveries under Janani Suraksha Yojana in rural and urban areas was recently discussed and a view would be taken on the issue based on a comprehensive proposal along with justification for enhancement in the rates of incentives.

Click here to see Annexure – I, II

 This information was given by Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Shri Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

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