LG Urges AAP to increase ASHA worker stipends

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LG Urges AAP to increase ASHA worker stipends

Tuesday, 31 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Lieutenant Governor (LG) on Monday advised the AAP government to enhance the stipend of ASHA Workers and release the salary of Aangwadi Supervisors pending for months at the earliest. This comes following his meet with a delegation of ASHA and Aangwadi Workers who shared their grievances and asked for his help and intervention.

An official from Raj Niwas said that the Delhi LG advised the AAP government to enhance the stipend being paid to ASHA Workers in Delhi from the existing Rs 3,000 per month to Rs 9,000, given the fact that their last enhancement had been done in 2018, despite provision being there for such revisions to take place every three years.

He has also asked for the salaries of Aangwadi supervisors to be released at the earliest.

“This missive from the LG comes after, Saxena interacted with a delegation of ASHA and Aangwadi Workers, who met the LG today at Raj Niwas and brought to his notice that their stipends had not been revised since 2018 and that the salaries of Aangwadi Supervisors had not been paid for the past seven months. They also brought to the fore various difficulties being faced by them in terms of livelihood and requested the LG for help/intervention,” a statement said.

It added that accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Workers, who act as non-medical health workers in the community under the National Health Mission (NHM), have been complaining of being under paid despite inflation and the government not listening to them, despite repeated representations and protests.

“The stipend being paid to them was last fixed/revised in 2018 and was supposed to be revised every three years as per the cabinet decision taken at that time. The ASHA and Aangwadi Workers delegation that met the LG, brought up these issues and requested him for help. Saxena informed them that the issues raised by them were with regards to transferred subjects, which were fully under the domain of the AAP government,” it read,