States »NortPosted at: May 31 2021 7:17PM Give adequate compensation to family of deceased ASHA Worker: Apni Party
Srinagar, May 31 (UNI) The Apni Party on Monday expressed deep shock over the demise of an ASHA worker from north Kashmir district of Baramulla who died due to COVID-19 while delivering her tireless services on ground zero as a frontline warrior.
In a statement issued here, Apni Party spokesperson Javid Hassan Baig termed the demise of the ASHA worker as an extremely unfortunate incident and demanded that the government must ensure that an adequate compensation is sanctioned and disbursed to her family members promptly.
“I along with my party members salute these frontline workers who intrepidly have stood firm in the fight against this dreaded contagion. The government must include all these ASHA workers under the newly introduced insurance schemes for medics and paramedical staff at an earliest,” he demanded.
He also said that the government provides a meagre honorarium to this nimble workforce which needs to be enhanced while keeping in view the service they have rendered especially in the time of pandemic.
“Those ASHA workers who have been serving in this work force for a long time must now must be regularized, beginning with the posthumous regularization of the deceased lady who had served as an ASHA worker for 10 years and also lost her life while performing the duty on the ground,” he demanded.
Furthermore, Baig stressed that incentives in line with other medical frontline forces working on the ground during this pandemic must also be given to the ASHA workers.
“Proper incentives and enhanced wages on time is a basic right of such workers. Besides that, the medical department must ensure the appropriate protective gears including masks, face shields and nitrile gloves are provided to them in order to avert any medical eventuality,” he emphasized.
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