Telangana ASHA Workers Protest Over Unpaid July Honorariums

ASHA workers across Telangana have staged a protest demanding the release of honorariums that remain unpaid for the month of July. The volunteers, who provide community health services under the National Health Mission, say the delay is affecting their livelihood and the continuity of health outreach programmes. Local authorities have yet to respond publicly to the workers’ demands, and the union representing the ASHA cadre has urged the state government to expedite the disbursement. The pending payments, which are part of the state’s scheduled health worker remuneration, were expected to be released in early August but have not yet been credited to the workers’ accounts.