About 600 Asha workers belonging to six blocks of Subarnapur district held a meeting and submitted a memorandum to the district Collector through the CDMO to press for fulfilment of their various demands.
The meeting presided over by Subarnapur Asha Workers’ Association president discussed various demands, which includes minimum allowance of Rs 1,000 per month for each worker and construction of a Asha house in every CHC.
Social organisation Gram Swaraj Vikash Samiti chairman Dillip Kumar Mohanty said since Asha Workers are working till late in the night to take pregnant women to hospitals the Government should fulfill their demands.
Among others, association VP Sumitra Majhi, Mamata Rani Panda, Jayanti Sahu and Pramodini Pradhan were present.