Delhi LG advises AAP authorities to lift ASHA staff’ stipend and launch Anganwadi supervisors’ salaries

He has additionally requested the instant launch of salaries for Anganwadi supervisors, the discharge added.

“This missive from the LG comes after, Saxena interacted with a delegation of ASHA and Aangwadi Employees, who met the LG on Monday at Raj Niwas and delivered to his discover that their stipends had not been revised since 2018 and that the salaries of Aangwadi Supervisors had not been paid for the previous seven months. In addition they delivered to the fore varied difficulties being confronted by them when it comes to livelihood and requested the LG for assist/intervention,” the discharge mentioned.

“Accredited Social Well being Activist (ASHA) Employees, who act as non-medical well being staff locally underneath the Nationwide Well being Mission (NHM), have been complaining of being underpaid regardless of inflation and the federal government not listening to them, regardless of repeated representations and protests. The stipend being paid to them was final mounted/revised in 2018 and was alleged to be revised each three years as per the cupboard determination taken at the moment,” the assertion famous.

The ASHA and Anganwadi staff’ delegation raised these points and requested for the Delhi LG’s assist. Saxena knowledgeable them that the issues they raised had been associated to transferred topics, that are underneath the jurisdiction of the AAP authorities. Nonetheless, he expressed empathy for his or her state of affairs, agreed that their calls for had been justified, and promised to advise the federal government to handle their issues.