Centre Will Raise Incentive of ASHA Workers: Nadda

IN WHAT could provide a welcome relief for the protesting ASHA workers, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Tuesday that the government has decided to raise their incentive.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ T'Puram

Hours after Nadda made the announcement in the Rajya Sabha, Union minister Suresh Gopi made a dramatic entry into the protest venue of the ASHAs in Thiruvananthapuram and said the Centre has done everything it was supposed to do for them.

During question hour, Nadda lauded the work done by ASHA workers across the country and said the Mission Steering Group, the highest policy-making and steering institution under the National Health Mission (NHM), has given permission for the hike in their incentive.