Kakinada, June 20 -- The ASHA workers' union in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district resolved to demand that the government implement welfare schemes meant for them, citing their meagre wages, in a general body meeting of the union held here on Friday. The union has decided to stage a dharna in front of the District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO)'s office on June 23 in support of their long-pending demands. The workers are paid a meagre wage of Rs 10,000 and are denied housing loans and benefits under the Thalliki Vandanam scheme, said Chandramalla Padma, Union District General Secretary. The union leaders, including Rayudu Nagalakshmi, P Anantha Lakshmi, M Bharati Priya, Asha Jyothi, Bhavani, and S Lakshmi, called for intensification of t...