The Union Government has given in-principle approval for the appointment of ASHA facilitators, for which the required modalities were being finalised. The appointments would be made soon, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Rajiv Saizal said while presiding over a meeting of ASHA workers.
He said the decision would go a long way in meeting the ASHA workers demand of timely release of monthly incentives. The workers had been rendering valuable Services to the and the Society during the challenging times of Covid-19 and the state was resolute to provide them best facilities.
A notification had been issued to pay Covid incentive of Rs 1,500 to the ASHA workers, as per the announcement of the Chief Minister. The government would also sympathetically consider travelling allowance facility to them and the matter of enhanced incentives would be raised with the Centre, the minister said.