ASHA workers reiterate demand for regularization
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 19 2021:
The All Manipur Accredited Social Health Activists Workers Union has submitted a reminder for redressal of grievances of ASHA workers in Manipur.
The union in its reminder addressed to the Chief Minister stated that ASHA workers are being utilized as frontline warriors since the Covid pandemic broke out.
Under Government's instruction, the ASHA Workers have been seriously and wholeheartedly working in the interest of the people but without much benefit, it said while urging the Chief Minister to implement their 2 point charter of demands at the earliest.
In the 'Charter of Demands', the union urged that the ASHA Workers be regularized as a Worker under the National Health Mission.
The Union also demanded that the workers be awarded adequate payment and benefit in recognition of their activities during Covid pandemic before they are regularized as full fledged workers.