Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is facing continuous heat of scheme workers statewide. Last month it was an indefinite strike of Accredited Social Health Activists or ASHA workers and this time Mid-Day Meal (MDM) workers have hit the streets with their demands which primarily includes minimum wage. There are 2,48,000 midday meal cooks[Read More…]
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ASHA workers stir ends after Bihar government nod to 1,000 govt incentive per month
The ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers in rural and urban areas are set to get Rs 1000 per month said state health minister, Mangal Pandey. This amount will be monthly incentive for healthcare workers. The new incentive would be effective from January 1 this year and a resolution in[Read More…]
Bihar government orders to restrict ongoing protest of ASHA workers
Patna: Since 1st of December 2018, ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers in Bihar are on indefinite strike. This strike has entered 34th day under the banner of ASHA Sanyukt Sangharsh Manch- a joint platform of unions and associations. The Executive Director of the State Health Society, Bihar in a letter[Read More…]
Video: Rail blockade by ASHA workers in Bihar as indefinite strike enters day 27
The announcement of hike in the monthly honorarium of ASHAs and ANMs by PM Modi in September this year remains unfulfilled.
Bihar: CPIM’ Sangharsh rally against Modi and Nitish govt
CPI (M) rallied thousands of people yesterday in R.B.College of Dalsingsarai in Samastipur district of Bihar under the banner of “Bhaajpa Hatao, Samvidhaan Bachao”. It was attended by allies of the Left front i.e. CPI and CPI (ML) Liberation. CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, AIKS General Secretary Hanna Mollah, CPM[Read More…]
Bihar government’s deaf ear towards ongoing strike of ASHA workers
ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers in Bihar are on strike since 1st of December 2018. In Bihar, there are 93,687 ASHA workers. Way back in 2010 their strength was 71,350. This outrage has several demands one of them is a minimum wage of Rs, 18,000. The statewide indefinite strike[Read More…]