ASHA workers seek ₹15,000 monthly honorarium

Members of the Karnataka State ASHA Workers Union staging a protest outside the Zilla Panchayat office in Kalaburagi city on Monday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI

Members of the Karnataka State ASHA Workers Union staging a protest outside the Zilla Panchayat office in Kalaburagi city on Monday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI

The Karnataka State Samyukta ASHA Workers’ Union, under the aegis of the All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), staged a protest outside the Zilla Panchayat office in Kalaburagi on Monday, demanding a monthly honorarium of ₹15,000, the immediate release of the pending honorarium and incentive payments, and an end to pressure on workers to use the ‘Samastha’ app and the ‘Nikshay’ app without providing the necessary facilities.