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Dues clearance fails to sway ASHA workers; stir to stay

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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February 28, 2025

ASHA workers have decided to continue their strike despite the government sanctioning honorarium dues for January on Thursday.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ T'Puram

The government has cleared dues for three months' honorarium and incentives since the protest began 18 days ago in front of the Secretariat. However, the protesters, led by the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association, have made it clear that they would continue their protest until their remaining demands are met. These include a daily honorarium increase to ₹700 and a retirement benefit of ₹5 lakh.

BJP leaders V Muraleedharan and Sobha Surendran visited the protest site.

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