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ASHA workers: Nurturing the young and marginalized in India the tasks completed by them and each state has a different design of incentives for paying ASHA workers. As per a submission made before the Parliament on February 7, 2019, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the fixed pay given by some states to ASHA ASHA workers are chosen from among the workers within their respective states2 is villagers and are aged between 25 to 45 as follows: years. After receiving necessary training, ASHA workers promote public health State Monthly fixed pay for ASHA workers programs like universal immunization, services for reproductive and child Sikkim Rs. 3,000 ($ 40.78 per month) health, construction of toilets etc. They Kerala Rs. 1,500 ($ 20.39 per month) are also involved in raising awareness Rs. 1,600 ($ 21.75 per month regarding nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, Rajasthan Rs. 500 ($ 6.80 per month) healthy living and working conditions, Haryana the importance of safe delivery, West Bengal Rs. 1,500 ($ 20.39 per month) breastfeeding, timely immunization to the child and also help in facilitating Over 900,000 ASHA workers have village community to avail medical camps played a pivotal role in India’s fight and other public health services. They against COVID-19 by conducting door are given incentive-based payments for to door surveys and have supplemented Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers are community level healthcare workers who supplement the public health system as a part of the National Rural Health Mission which was launched in 2005.
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