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CCEA approved ASHA Benefit Package for ASHAs & ASHA facilitators
CCEA approved ASHA Benefit Package for ASHAs & ASHA facilitators: Details, Aim, Highlights
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved ASHA Benefit Package with effect from 1st October 2018 and will be paid in November 2018.
The Union Government will be providing funds worth Rs 1224.97 crore for two years 2018-19 and 2019-20 for the implementation of the benefits package.
Eligible ASHAs and ASHA facilitators will be enrolled in social security schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti BimaYojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
Under National Health Mission for about 10,22,265 ASHAs, the incentives have been increased to Rs. 2000/-per month from Rs. 1000/- per month for routine activities.
According to estimates, around 1,06,36,701 ASHAS and ASHA facilitators are expected to be covered under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.
Further, around 9,57,303 ASHAS and ASHA facilitators will be covered under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
65% of the ASHA beneficiaries would be enrolled in social security schemes by 31st March 2019, and by 30th October, 2019-100 % of ASHAs and ASHA facilitators have been targeted.
About ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)
Under National Rural Health every village in the country will be provided with an ASHA.
ASHAs are community health workers instituted by the Union Government’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as a part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
The main aim of the ASHA scheme is to provide every village in the country with a trained female community health activist ASHA.
The ASHAs, who are selected from the village itself, are trained to work as an interface between the community and the public health system.
