ASHA – Accredited Social Health Activist

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2165
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22nd MARCH, 2022

SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF ASHA WORKERS

2165: SMT. JHARNA DAS BAIDYA:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is considering a plan to increase the salary and allowances of ASHA workers;

(b) if so, the details thereof, if not, whether any concrete step would be taken in this regard by Government in future; and

(c) the number of instances when the salary and allowances of ASHA workers have been increased during the last five years?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (c) ASHAs are envisaged to be community health volunteers and are entitled to task/activity based incentives. ASHAs receive a fixed monthly incentive of Rs. 2000 per month for routine and recurring activities and the details are placed at Annexure-I. Additionally, they are provided performance-based incentives for a varied set of activities under various National Health Programmes and is placed at Annexure-II. States/UTs in their programme implementation plans have also been given flexibility to provide a range of monetary incentives to the ASHAs and the details is placed at Annexure-III.

After the launch of the Ayushman Bharat scheme with operationalisation of Ayushman Bharat- Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), ASHAs are now additionally eligible for

Team Based Incentives (TBIs) along with ANMs based on monitored performance indicators (up to Rs. 1000 per month).
The Government has also approved a cash award of Rs. 20,000/- and a citation to ASHAs who leave the programme after working as ASHAs for minimum of 10 years, as acknowledgement of their contribution.

The ASHA benefit package was introduced acknowledging significant contribution and commitment of ASHAs. The package providing coverage for:

• i) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana (PMJJBY) with a benefit Rs. 2.00 Lakh in case of death of the insured (annual premium of Rs. 330 contributed by GOI).
• ii) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Beema Yojana (PMSBY) with a benefit of Rs. 2.00 lakh for accidental death or permanent disability; Rs. 1.00 lakh for partial disability (annual premium of Rs. 12 contributed by GOI).
• iii) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan Dhan (PM-SYM) with pension benefit of Rs. 3000 pm after age of 60 years (50% contribution of premium by GOI and 50% by beneficiaries).

However, in view of the significant contribution towards the COVID-19 pandemic related work by ASHAs, States were advised to pay an additional incentive of Rs.1000/- per month for those ASHAs engaged in COVID-19 related work using the resources of COVID-19 Health System Preparedness and Emergency Response Package.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, Insurance Scheme has been introduced for all health workers, including ASHAs. This insurance scheme provides an insurance cover of Rs. 50.00 Lakhs in-case of loss of life on account of COVID-19 related duty.

Annexure-I

The details of incentives for routine and recurring activities given to ASHAs

Annexure-II

Details of performance-based incentives for a varied set of activities under various National Health Programmes

Annexure-III

 State-wise details of monetary incentives provided to the ASHAs

1. Andhra Pradesh provides balance amount to match the total incentive of Rs.10,000/month; 
2. Arunachal Pradesh-provides 100% top up; 
3. Bihar- 1000/- per ASHA per month linked with functionality of five specified 06 activities (started in FY 2019-20);
4. Chhattisgarh-75% of matching amount of the incentives over and above the incentives earned by an ASHA as a top up on an annual basis;
5. Delhi- 3000/- PM for functional ASHA (against the 12 core activities perform by ASHA);
6. Gujarat provides 50% top up;
7. Haryana- 4000/month from June-2018 and 50% top-up;
8. Himachal Pradesh- 2000/month;
9. Karnataka-Rs. 4000/month – recently introduced replacing the top up incentive;
10. Kerala-Rs.5000/month in FY 2020-21;
11. Odisha-Rs. 1000 /month from state fund launched on April 1st, 2018;
12. Rajasthan- 2700/month through ICDS;
13. Sikkim -Rs. 6000/month;
14. Telangana provides balance amount to match the total incentive of 6000/- pm;
15. Tripura provides 100% top up against 08 specified activities and 33% top-up based on other activities;
16. Uttarakhand- Rs.5000/year and 1000/month;
17. Uttar Pradesh- 750/- per ASHA per month linked with functionality of five specified activities (started from March 2019); and
18. West Bengal-Rs. 3000/month.

Rajya Sabha Questions

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LTC 80 for non entitled Government Servants: Clarification by DoPT in Rajya Sabha Q&A

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO 2907
ANSWERED ON 18.12.2014

LTC 80 for non entitled Government Servants

2907 SHRIMATI BIMLA KASHYAP SOOD
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether travel by air under LTC 80 fare is allowed to non-entitled Government Servants in certain sectors;

(b) if so, whether they are permitted to travel by air from their headquarters, if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether split journey from headquarters to Kolkata, Chennai, or Bhubaneswar by train in entitled class and thereafter by air in economy class from Air India burden more on the exchequer than the direct flight through flexi fare from Air India; and
(d) whether Government proposes to allow such employees to travel by air from headquarters in economy class on flexi fare by Air India?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): Government servants not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors between:

(i) Kolkata/Guwahati and any place in NER

(ii) Kolkata/Chennai/Bhubaneswar and Port Blair

(iii) Delhi/Amritsar and anyplace in J&K

(c): It is not possible to quantify in exact terms as this would depend on multiple factors like distance between the Headquarters and Kolkata/Chennai/Bhubaneswar, entitlement of class of journey by train, i.e. II Tier AC or III Tier AC etc.

(d): There is no such proposal at present.

Source: Rajyasbha.nic.in

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