Ashok Gehlot writes to PM asking for increase in incentive amount given to ASHA workers
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January 03, 2021 02:57 IST
Mr. Gehlot said that the State government is sensitive to the afflictions of these health workers and stands with them
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Mr. Gehlot said that the State government is sensitive to the afflictions of these health workers and stands with them Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the incentive amount given to ASHA workers. He said that keeping in mind the important role played by ASHAs in accessing health services at the community level, it is necessary to increase their incentive so that their morale remains high and they perform health services with greater efficiency and quality. The Chief Minister said in a letter to Modi that the ASHA workers were selected under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005 by the Ministry of He