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I will send proposal for welfare fund scheme for ASHA workers to the Finance Ministry.”However, not convinced with the Government’s proposal, the ASHA workers continued their protest even as it rained later in the evening. However, the ASHA workers said this was just an eyewash and in fact, they would be earning less than what they are already getting as incentives. We cannot accept this,” said D.
Nagalakshmi, Secretary of Karnataka State Samyukta ASHA Workers’ Association. GO fixing honorariumResponding to their demands, the State Government issued a Government Order sanctioning a fixed honorarium of ?5,000 to the ASHAs with some conditions by clubbing various incentives. “Apart from a fixed monthly honorarium, the ASHAs are demanding timely disbursement of salaries as most of them have not received payments for three to six months..