Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Mar 17: One-day conference of ASHA Workers Union, Billawar was held today under the chairmanship of Darshana Kumari.
ASHA workers from Billawar, Kishanpur, Kog, Uccha Pind, Ram Kote, Paddu, Parnala, Loi Malhar and Machhedi zones participated in the conference.
While inaugurating the conference, Sham Prasad Kesar, senior leader of CITU demanded that ASHA workers be regularized as Health workers. He also demanded social security benefits like pension, gratuity, maternity benefits, and minimum wages of Rs 15000 per month for ASHA workers.
He further demanded that ASHA workers be covered under Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna, payment of all incentives in time, implementation of January 2014 Central Government order for monthly payment of Rs 1000, provision of changing rooms, ID cards, two uniforms and promotion as ANM after training and benefits of BPL Cards.
Jagdish Sharma and Ramesh Chand, secretaries of CITU also addressed the conference and appealed the State Government to concede the just and genuine demands.
Conference elected 10 members block committee with Darshana Kumari as President, Umesh Kumari as secretary, Sumita as treasurer, Neena Sharma, Manisha, Santosh Devi as vice presidents, Anuradha, Kamla Devi, Reva Devi and Swarna Devi as joint secretaries.
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