The Kerala government has released ₹54.86 crore to pay the full three-month honorarium for over 26,000 ASHA workers, covering June, July, and August at ₹7,000 per month—despite the central government delaying ₹100 crore in incentive funds. Kerala, which already pays the highest ASHA honorarium in the country, has once again proven its leadership in supporting Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: In a significant step toward addressing the ongoing strike by ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers, the Kerala government has formed a five-member high-level committee to examine their long-pending demands. The committee will hold detailed consultations with ASHA organisations and trade union representatives to assess their grievances, which include demands for better wages, official Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: After 43 days of a relentless relay hunger strike, ASHA workers have ended their fast but intensified their fight — launching a massive statewide protest march from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram. The march, set to run from May 5 to June 17, aims to press their long-standing demands for better pay, pension rights, and retirement Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association has announced a massive statewide protest march beginning on May 5 from Kasaragod, aiming to raise awareness and garner support for their long-standing demands related to wages, job security, and recognition. The march will cover all districts in Kerala over a six-week period and will culminate in Thiruvananthapuram Read More…
In a bold step to amplify their long-standing demands, Kerala’s ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers are set to launch a 45-day protest march from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram, from May 5 to June 17, 2025. The march comes as their ongoing strike — now entering its 71st day — continues without any response from the Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that most ASHA workers in the state understand that the government is committed to their welfare. Responding to the ongoing protests by a section of ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers demanding better wages and benefits, the CM clarified that despite the small number of protestors, the government Read More…
The Kerala government has turned down key demands from ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers, who have been staging a relentless protest outside the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram for over 58 days. Labour Minister V Sivankutty stated that the government has already extended the maximum possible concessions, with Health Minister Veena George holding five rounds of Read More…
The Kerala government has invited Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers for a fresh round of discussions after their 52-day-long protest outside the Secretariat. Health Minister Veena George will meet with representatives of the protesting workers and trade union leaders at her office on Thursday at 3 PM. ASHA workers have been demanding a hike Read More…
New Delhi: In a significant development, the central government is actively considering increasing incentives for ASHA workers and bringing them under labor laws, Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced after a positive meeting with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda in Delhi. “The Union Minister attentively listened to Kerala’s concerns, especially regarding ASHA workers, and assured Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing protest by Asha workers in Kerala demanding a pay hike entered its 50th day on Monday, with protest leaders intensifying their agitation by cutting their hair in front of the state secretariat. The symbolic act was meant to draw attention to their long-standing demands for better wages and recognition as government employees. Read More…