Bhopal, April 14 (IANS) Expanding the reach of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the state health department is now distributing Ayushman cards to thousands of Anganwadi and ASHA workers in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh. The social workers, besides their community service, have themselves become ‘beneficiaries’ of Ayushman Bharat – an ambitious scheme that promises to redefine the country’s healthcare landscape.The move, hailed and welcomed by many ASH…
Latest ASHA workers News & Updates
Bhopal, April 6 (IANS) Ahead of Akshaya Tritiya, the Madhya Pradesh government has stepped up efforts to prevent child marriages, issuing detailed directives for strict vigilance during mass marriage ceremonies scheduled on April 20. Madhya Pradesh’s Women and Child Development Department, in a press note issued on Monday, stated it has directed all district collectors to launch a comprehensive statewide campaign against child marriage.“The initiative is part of the Centre’s ‘Child Marri…
Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) Strengthening last-mile healthcare access, the Punjab government has activated the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activity) workers’ network to accelerate enrolments under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna (MMSY), with over 19,000 ASHA workers and 900 facilitators now driving registrations across villages in the state, an official statement said on Wednesday.ASHA workers are playing a critical role in expanding the reach of the scheme at the grassroots. Each worker is assi…
Bagalkot (Karnataka), March 31 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Tuesday, challenged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to a public debate, saying that he would retire from politics if Siddaramaiah provides satisfactory answers to his questions regarding injustices done to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, backward classes, and minorities in the state. Speaking to the media at the BJP distr…
Patna, March 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is currently undertaking his ‘Samriddhi Yatra’ (Prosperity Journey), with the fourth phase commencing from Bhagalpur. During the visit, he reviewed the progress of development works and assessed the status of announcements made during the earlier ‘Pragati Yatra,’ while also seeking detailed updates on departmental action plans.In Bhagalpur, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stones for 56 projects and inaugurated 88 projects, d…
Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Dr Manisha Vakil on Thursday hit back at the Congress in the Gujarat Assembly while replying to remarks by MLA Jignesh Mevani on Anganwadi workers and malnutrition, saying the condition of Anganwadi centres had significantly improved under the present government.Participating in the debate on the Women and Child Development Department’s budgetary demands of Rs 7,689.84 crore, Vakil said those questioning the government should re…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) The month-long “Puthuyuga Yatra”, led by Kerala’s Leader of Opposition V.D.Satheesan, which began from Kasaragod on February 6, will culminate in the state capital on Saturday with a massive public rally to be addressed by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.Announcing the conclusion of the yatra, Satheesan said the final meeting will be held at Putharikandam Maidan and will mark the end of a journey that, according to his Congress-led United…
Bengaluru, March 4 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has warned that the government must fill vacant posts by implementing internal reservation and create employment opportunities for youth, failing which the BJP will be compelled to launch an intense agitation. Speaking to the media at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Vijayendra said the reservation limit has been increased from 50 per cent to 56 per cent.“Whether you fill 50,000 vacancies or…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) In a revealing social media post, popular actor and former Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Chairman Prem Kumar, on Saturday, spoke out about the abrupt and shoddy treatment he received when he was removed from the post last year. His statement has sparked a fresh debate over the Pinarayi Vijayan-led CPI-M government’s differential approach to cultural leaders.Prem Kumar described how he was removed in October last year without any prior notice or formal communi…
Tapi, Feb 13 (IANS) Chikhalvav, a tribal village in Vyara taluka of Tapi district in Gujarat, is setting a benchmark in women’s empowerment, with all eight members of its panchayat, including the sarpanch, being women. For the past four years, the village’s administration, from local governance to education and healthcare, has been entirely managed by women, who make decisions collectively to ensure the benefits of government schemes reach every household.Rakshaben Gamit, Sarpanch of C…