Vijayawada, March 1 -- For the first time in the country, the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), will get gratuity in Andhra Pradesh as the Government has approved the payment of gratuity to them besides other retirement benefits.
Showering boons on Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has granted several benefits meeting the aspirations of ASHA workers, who act as an important link between the people and healthcare system. The decision of the Chief Minister benefits 42,752 ASHA workers in Andhra Pradesh.
The Chief Minister has directed the payment of gratuity as per the Act to ASHA workers, the first of such benefit to the health workers in the country. This amounts to pr...