New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday drew the attention of the Rajya Sabha to the ongoing distress faced by women workers implementing critical government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission.

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Gandhi said, "I rise to draw the urgent attention of this House to the continued distress of women workers implementing critical government programs--ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission."

"These initiatives are intended as pathways to women's empowerment. However, despite their vital co...