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The Aam Aadmi Party's "Rozgar Do, Samajik Nyay Do" foot march reached Hathras on Sunday, where the party accused the Central government of diverting attention from core issues such as employment, education and social justice. The fourth leg of the statewide protest march, led by Rajya Sabha MP and AAP's Uttar Pradesh in-charge Sanjay Singh, began in Agra on April 3 and is scheduled to conclude in Mathura on April 9. Speaking to reporters, Singh criticised the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Mo ...Read More >
Nashik: A major stir has been created in the area after a case was registered late Friday night against NGO director and media professional Ravindra Ganpat Erande (63) under charges of sexual exploitation and the Atrocities Act. Just two days earlier, Erande himself had filed a complaint at Satpur Police Station alleging that four individuals were demanding ₹12 lakh as extortion money from him. Those four accused had already been arrested by the police for allegedly threatening to make obscene v ...Read More >
Punjab government has activated the ASHA workers network IANS ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Punjab govt activates 19,000 ASHA workers for Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna enrolments * ASHA workers conduct door-to-door outreach covering 250 households each in rural areas * Nearly 10 lakh enrolments achieved in 20 days through ASHA-led mobilisation efforts Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Strengthening last-mile healthcare access, the Punjab ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday criticised Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of acting like Narendra Modi's "B" team. Priyanka remarked that while central agencies were targeting and pressuring opposition leaders nationwide at the behest of the BJP government, the Kerala Chief Minister seemed to receive special treatment. Questioning what made Left leaders so special, she alleged that Modi, during his visit to Kerala, stayed silent about the gold t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi on Thursday said 'SADHANA Saptah' would strengthen governance and improve grassroots service delivery. Sadhana (Strengthening Adaptive Development and Humane Aptitude for National Advancement) Saptah is one of the greatest collaborative capacity-building efforts across India's civil services ecosystem. It is being organised by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) from April 2 to 8. The commission designs framewor ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Strengthening last-mile healthcare access, the Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has activated its extensive ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activity) workers' network to accelerate enrolments under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna (MMSY), with over 19,000 ASHA workers and 900 facilitators now driving registrations across villages in Punjab. ASHA workers are playing a critical role in expanding the scheme's reach at the grassroots level. Each w ...Read More >
Miryalguda (Nalgonda): Demanding the implementation of a minimum wage of Rs18,000, the ASHA workers staged a protest in Miryalaguda town of Nalgonda district on Monday. The protest was held in front of the Gandhi statue in the town, where the workers organised a dharna to highlight their concerns. The workers said that they have been providing services for several years without receiving adequate wages. They urged the government to immediately implement a minimum salary of Rs 18,000 to ensure f ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers were detained at Hyderabad's Dharna Chowk on Saturday, March 28, while demanding the government fulfil its poll promise of a fixed monthly salary of Rs 18,000 and job security. "Vaddhu ra nayana Congress palana (Don't want Congress governance)," slogans echoed in the air as police dragged protestors. Speaking to Siasat.com, Bhavani Yadadri, an ASHA worker and Bhuvanagiri district president, alleged that permission for the protest was ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Two days after ASHA workers were detained during a protest in Hyderabad, workers in Telangana's Sircilla district, on Monday, March 29, held a demonstration condemning the action Led by the Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers formed a human chain, denouncing the detentions and raising their long-pending demands, including a fixed monthly salary of Rs 18,000, flexible working hours and job security. Addressing the media, CITU leader K ...Read More >
Lucknow, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that the state has set a target to recruit over 5,000 Anganwadi workers and more than 60,000 helpers this year, adding that the process has already begun. Speaking at a programme at Lok Bhawan here after inaugurating various Anganwadi projects, the Chief Minister said steps have also been taken to strengthen social security for frontline workers engaged in child care. He said Anganwadi workers a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi flagged the challenges faced by ASHA and Anganwadi workers in the Rajya Sabha, demanding that they be given their remuneration on time, the amount given be doubled and the pending vacancies of nearly three lakh in ICDS be filled. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gandhi said, "I rise to draw the urgent attention of this House to the continued distress of women workers implementing critical government programmes -- ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and hel ...Read More >
Wayanad: Congress general secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding regular job status, enhanced honorarium and improved working conditions for ASHA and Anganwadi workers across the country. According to a communiqué from her office, Priyanka Gandhi highlighted that these last-mile workers render unparalleled service in rural areas by facilitating the implementation of various Central government schemes. Their responsibilities include suppor ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi today delivered a powerful address in the Rajya Sabha, spotlighting the dire conditions faced by women workers integral to India's flagship government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Speaking with urgency, Smt. Gandhi highlighted the paradox of these programs, designed to empower women, yet leaving the very workers who ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday urged the Centre to "work closely" with the state governments to fill all vacancies of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and Anganwadi workers in the country, and also flagged their "meagre" honorariums despite their vital contribution to public service delivery. Addressing the Upper House of the Parliament during the Zero Hour, Sonia Gandhi urged the government to e ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday raised the issue of distress faced by women frontline workers in the Rajya Sabha, seeking doubling of the Centre's contribution to their pay and filling of nearly 3 lakh vacancies in the ICDS. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, the former Congress president said ASHA workers, anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission remain overburdened and underpaid despite their vital cont ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday drew the attention of the Rajya Sabha to the ongoing distress faced by women workers implementing critical government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Gandhi said, "I rise to draw the urgent attention of this House to the continued distress of women workers i ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 23: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan and assess the measures undertaken by the Health & Medical Education Department to achieve the vision of a Tuberculosis-free Jammu and Kashmir. According to a statement issued here, while reviewing the current scenario, the Chief Secretary stressed the need for early identification and comprehensive management of TB patients to ensure their complete recovery. H ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (PTI) A section of ASHA workers in Kerala who have been protesting for the past 256 days demanding a hike in their honorarium and post-retirement benefits, on Wednesday intensified their agitation by marching to Cliff House -- the official residence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Till date, the protesting Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers had been carrying out a sit-in agitation on the footpath outside the state secretariat here. The protestors, l ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: After protesting in front of the Secretariat for eight months, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) staged a march to the chief minister's official residence, Cliff House, on Wednesday in a bid to make govt accept their demand for an increased honorarium.The protesting ASHAs climbed the police barricades and lay down on the street, insisting on meeting the chief minister. Police arrested 19 people and removed them from the spot. They alleged that chief minister had igno ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (PTI) A section of ASHA workers in Kerala who have been protesting for the past 256 days demanding a hike in their honorarium and post-retirement benefits, on Wednesday intensified their agitation by marching to Cliff House -- the official residence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Till date, the protesting Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers had been carrying out a sit-in agitation on the footpath outside the state secretariat here. The protestors, l ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Recommending an increase in the monthly honorarium for ASHA workers, the government-appointed Haritha V Kumar committee has proposed a hike of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500. The report suggests that workers with over 10 years of service be granted a Rs 1,500 raise, while others receive Rs 1,000 more. Ensuring the timely disbursal of honorarium by the 10th of every month was among the major recommendations. The report made no mention of the ASHA workers' persistent demand for a Rs 5 ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner M Maheshawar Rao said the socio-economic and educational survey in the city will begin on Friday. Around 22,000 government employees will carry out the survey. Rao said that instructions have been issued to the staff to visit every house in the city, gather information from heads of households and carry out the survey. ASHA workers will also be part of the survey team. Rao said disciplinary action would be taken against those who d ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a decisive move towards addressing the concern of stubble burning and fostering sustainable agriculture practices, the Punjab government has unveiled an ambitious Information, Education and Communication (IEC) plan for Crop Residue Management (CRM), state Minister for Agriculture Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Sunday. He said the campaign aims to directly engage communities, students and farmers to drive a behavioural shift towards eco-friendly practices, t ...Read More >
BHOPAL: "Delivery ke ek hafte pehle uthwa lenge," said Sidhi BJP MP Dr Rakesh Mishra while responding to concerns raised by pregnant women from Khaddi Khurd village in Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh over the absence of a motorable road.The issue was highlighted on social media by local influencer Leela Sahu, who is currently pregnant herself. Sahu pointed out that the lack of proper road connectivity makes it nearly impossible for ambulances to reach the village, especially during the rainy seas ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, July 11: Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Friday chaired a review meeting with security agencies at Taralangso in Karbi Anglong to assess the law-and-order situation and ongoing security measures in the region. Acharya also expressed his satisfaction over the pace of development of Karbi Anglong, stating that the prevailing peace has led to overall progress of the council areas. As a part of his two-day tour of Karbi Anglong, the Governor also visited a Jal Jeevan Mission pr ...Read More >
MUMBAI: HUL on Thursday named Priya Nair, who heads parent Unilever's beauty & wellbeing business, as MD & CEO. Nair, who joined HUL 30 years ago, will be the first woman to lead the consumer goods giant. The London-based Nair, 53, will take over the corner office in Mumbai on Aug 1, succeeding Rohit Jawa who will step down as MD & CEO on July 31. Jawa, who led HUL for a little over two years, was appointed for a five-year term ending June 26, 2028. His predecessor Sanjiv Mehta had held the CEO' ...Read More >
Kanpur: Chief medical officer (CMO) office in Kanpur continued to trigger confusion on Thursday as both Dr Uday Nath and Dr Hari Dutt Nemi asserted their right to the top post.The standoff continued through the day, culminating in a tense half-hour meeting, involving Dr Nemi, the additional commissioner of police and the additional district magistrate. During the deliberations, the office's main gate was locked, adding to the drama until Dr Nemi eventually vacated the premises in the afternoon. ...Read More >
Ludhiana: Several labour unions and employee federations in Ludhiana joined the 'Bharat Bandh', protesting the increasing contractualisation of jobs, the dilution of labour laws, and "anti-worker and pro-corporate" policies of the govt. They demanded the regularisation of contractual workers in the transport sector. Jagtar Singh, general secretary of the PRTC Contract Workers Union, said that PRTC and Punbus staff were observing a three-day strike, highlighting that nearly 7,000 employees in bot ...Read More >
Belagavi: With monsoon rainfall intensifying, the health department in Belagavi district has ramped up preventive efforts to control the spread of dengue, particularly in the critical month of July, when water saturation increases the risk of mosquito breeding.While the number of dengue cases remained under control in June, health officials are on alert for a potential surge. According to district health officer (DHO) Dr SS Gadad, the department identified around 1,300 suspected cases of dengue- ...Read More >
Hyderabad: An ASHA worker, whose video of slapping a police officer went viral on social media, has been booked along with 10 others by the Sultan Bazar police. The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers have been booked under BNS Sections 126 (2), 127 (2), 221, 223 (a) and 132 r/w 3(5) for assaulting and obstructing on-duty public servants. On Thursday, December 9, a video of an ASHA worker - B Tirupathamma - went viral on social media after she slapped Sultan Bazar station house o ...Read More >
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