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The Mysuru territory committee of the Karnataka State United ASHA Workers’ Association connected January 27 submitted a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Union authorities to merchandise the accrued remuneration announced by Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda successful July 2025.
The AIUTUC-affiliated Karnataka State United ASHA Workers’ Association handed implicit the memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister to the bureau of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP, successful the metropolis connected January 27.
The memorandum besides contained a database of long-pending demands by the ASHA workers, including the merchandise of a ₹1,500 hike and different component-wise increases reportedly announced by the Centre successful July 2025, on with status benefits.
The memorandum said the ASHA workers should beryllium recognised arsenic authorities employees, and until then, the minimum wage of ₹28,000 recommended by ILO for workers should beryllium implemented.
While demanding an summation successful status benefits to ₹5 lakh, the Association said the authorities should besides denote pensions for retired ASHA workers.
The memorandum pointed retired that ASHA workers person served radical with dedication for the past 18 years arsenic a captious nexus betwixt the Health Department and the wide nationalist by delivering healthcare services.
“Health Department records corroborate that wellness indicators person improved importantly owed to their services. For rendering specified important services to society, greater encouragement from the authorities is essential. In the contiguous times of rising prices, a surviving and dignified wage has go a necessity,” the memorandum said earlier seeking the fulfilment of their long-pending demands successful the forthcoming Union Budget.
Regarding the announcement connected the summation successful the honorarium to ASHA workers successful July 2025, the Association said, “It is highly unfortunate that the accrued magnitude has not yet been released to the States.”
In the upcoming budget, ASHA workers should beryllium recognised arsenic workers successful enactment with ILO recommendations and a minimum wage of ₹28,000 should beryllium implemented,” the Association said.
