Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 -- The Centre and the Kerala government on Tuesday continued to dispute claims over the provision of funds for disbursing incentives to ASHA workers in the state.
While state Finance Minister KN Balagopal accused the Centre of not providing funds on time, Union Minister George Kurian refuted the claim, stating that those who hear such allegations will start respecting Narendra Modi once they properly investigate the matter.
Talking to reporters in Kollam, Balagopal said that the Centre had yet to release '100 Crore in pending payments. He urged the Centre to increase the honoraria for scheme workers, including Accredited Social Health Activist workers.
Balagopal said that Kerala had been raising this matter du...