ASHA Workers in Kerala Intensify Protests for Better Pay and Benefits
ASHA workers in Kerala have intensified their protests for better pay and retirement benefits after 256 days of agitation. They marched to the Chief Minister's residence demanding a rise in their honorarium and benefits, facing police resistance. The state proposed minor increases, while the Center approved a fixed incentive raise.
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A section of ASHA workers in Kerala has intensified their ongoing protests, which have been running for 256 days, by marching to Cliff House, the official residence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Their main demand is an increase in their honorarium and post-retirement benefits.
The protesters, who have been conducting a sit-in outside the state secretariat, are led by the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association (KAHWA). The demonstrators faced water cannons and scaled police barricades in their attempt to reach Cliff House, all while chanting slogans against the Chief Minister and the Left government.
Their demands include an increase in their state-paid honorarium from Rs 7,000 to Rs 21,000 and a post-retirement benefit of Rs 5 lakh. A state-appointed panel recommended a Rs 3,000 hike and a Rs 1 lakh retirement benefit. Meanwhile, the Centre approved raising the fixed monthly incentive during its recent meeting.
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