ASHA workers in Kerala are demanding a raise in their honorarium from current Rs 7,000 to Rs 21,000, a one-time retirement benefit of Rs 5 lakh, and clearing of their pending dues.
ASHA workers allege brief being widened without a pay hike. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij says he has called a meeting of the representatives of ASHA workers on 13 September.
Karamjeet Kaur, ASHA worker whose duties include visiting Covid patients, has no option but to work. She has to look after her children, and she is sole earning member.
The independent panel also notes that WHO and China acted slowly to the Covid-19 outbreak. It questions the global health body for not declaring the pandemic earlier.
The prime suspect in the case is the temple priest, who is on the run. His two aides have been arrested and a station house officer suspended amid allegations of negligence.
ASHA workers and ANMs will collect samples from their allotted wards in each of the 11 Delhi districts. Samples of 20,000 people will be tested to check for IgG antibody.
According to data released by the registrar general of India, Kerala registered the lowest maternal mortality ratio in 2014-16, at 46, emerging as one of the few states with a double-digit figure.
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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