Lok Sabha Question No. 2280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Welfare of ASHA Workers
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Giridhari Yadav, Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2280 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## WELFARE OFASHAWORKERS

## †2280. SHRI DINESH CHANDRAYADAV: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the name of the programme run by the Government for welfare of ASHA workers in the country since 2005;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to give more incentives to ASHA workers at present, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to term this incentive as salaried class employees, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the amount of incentives given to ASHA workers at present?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d): The National Health Mission (NHM) envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality health care services that are accountable and responsive to people's needs. NHM encompasses its two Sub-Missions, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). The main programmatic components include Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas, Reproductive-Maternal- NeonatalChild and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A), and Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases.

The primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system, including support for ASHA workers lies with the respective State/UT Governments. Under NHM, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides the technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen their public healthcare system, based on the requirements posted by States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) and within the overall resource envelope.

ASHAs are envisaged to be community health volunteers and are entitled to task/activity based incentives. ASHAs receive a fixed monthly incentive of ₹ 3500/- per month for routine and recurring activities, which has recently been revised from ₹ 2000/- per month, in the 9 th meeting of Mission Steering Group (MSG) held on 4 th March, 2025.

ASHAs are provided performance-based incentives for a varied set of activities under various National Health Programmes, some of which are recently revised in the 9 th meeting of Mission Steering Group (MSG). The details of these ASHA incentives are available on the following Uniform Resources Locator (URL):

https://nhm.gov.in/New-update-2024-25/ASHA/ASHA-Incentives-July-2025.pdf

After the launch of Ayushman Arogya Mandir, ASHAs are eligible additionally for Team Based Incentives (TBIs) along with ANMs based on monitored performance indicators (up to ₹1000 per month). ASHAs are also entitled to non-monetary incentives like - ASHA Uniform, Identity Card, Cycle, Mobile, CUG Sim, ASHA Diary, Drug Kit, ASHA rest room etc.

The Government has also approved a recognition amount of ₹50,000/- recently revised from ₹20,000/- in the 9 th meeting of Mission Steering Group (MSG) held on 4 th March, 2025 and a citation to ASHAs who leave the programme after working as ASHAs for minimum of 10 years, as an acknowledgement of their contribution.

In the year 2018, the ASHA Benefit Package was introduced acknowledging significant contribution and commitment of ASHAs. The package provides coverage for:

-  Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Beema Yojana (PMSBY) with a benefit of Rs.2.00 lakh for accidental death or permanent disability; ₹1.00 lakh for partial disability (annual premium contributed by GOI).
-  Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana (PMJJBY) with a benefit ₹ 2.00 Lakh in case of death of the insured (annual premium contributed by GOI).

In addition, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan Dhan (PM-SYM) with pension benefit of ₹3,000/pm after age of 60 years (50% contribution of premium by GOI and 50% by beneficiaries) is also available for ASHA workers. ASHAs across the States/UTs have been enrolled in all the above-mentioned Social Security Schemes as per the defined eligibility norms.

Also, ASHAs along with their family members are provided with health care annual coverage of ₹ 5 Lakhs under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).

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