Gujarat govt to give saree/dress, laptop to Asha workers

Gandhinagar

In reply to a question in the question hour of ongoing Gujarat Assembly budget session, minister Nitin Patel said the state government will give saree or dress to all Asha workers across the state to create their separate identity.

In reply to supplementary question, minister Shankarbhai Chaudhary said that the government has also taken a decision to give laptops to Asha workers so that they can connect directly to government administration.

He said Asha worker is voluntary job. Asha workers are given prize as encouragement. In rural areas, 1 Asha worker is active for 1,000 population. For Matru Kalyan activity, Rs 200-300 sum is given per beneficiary for mother’s care, Rs 50-250 for child health, Rs 100-200 for teen age girls care, Rs 50 for each visit, Rs 150, 500 or 1000 for family welfare activity, Rs 10,000 to Rs 3,000 for TB related work, Rs 50-150 for vaccination, Rs 100 for Maa Amrutam Card assistance.

– DeshGujarat