Being treated on par with government employees seems to be a pipe dream for Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) in the State, as, according to their union leaders, no steps have been taken so far to fulfil the promises made to them by the Andhra Pradesh government.
The government was put in a spot when Statewide protests by ASHAs, municipal workers, and Anganwadi workers towards the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 rocked the State.
In February, the State government invited a few trade union leaders representing ASHAs for talks concerning their demands that included a hike in their present salaries from ₹10,000 to ₹16,000, maternity and medical leaves, bringing down the workload, among others.
