Mysuru ASHA workers protest for Rs 10,000 honorarium

Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) held a protest in Mysuru on Wednesday. They gathered outside the office of the deputy commissioner to demand an increase in their monthly honorarium to Rs 10,000. The ASHA workers shouted slogans against the state government and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. They claimed the chief minister did not keep his promise to raise their pay. During a budget announcement, he had promised an increase, but the workers said this has not yet happened. In a previous protest from January 7 to 10, the chief minister said the honorarium would increase starting April 1. However, the ASHA workers noted that no official order has been issued yet to implement the raise and additional incentives.