Deceased ASHA workers’ kin get relief

Jammu, December 17

Governor Satya Pal Malik handed over ex gratia cheques for Rs 5 lakh each to kin of three deceased ASHA workers working under the National Health Mission at Raj Bhawan here on Monday.

Umang Narula, Principal Secretary to Governor; Atal Dulloo, Principal Secretary to Health & Medical Education Department; Bhupinder Kumar, Mission Director, NHM, J&K; and Jitender Mehta, State Health Society official; were present on the occasion.

Following the approval for the social security benefit to the ASHA workers from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, the ex gratia was provided to legal heirs of deceased Rajkumari of Kot Bhalwal block in Jammu; Ashiya Bano of Khag block in Budgam; and Nazneena of Verinag block in Anantnag, who had passed away in November.

The Governor lauded the role being played by ASHA workers in delivering healthcare at the grass-roots level and contributing towards the decrease of vital indicators like Infant Mortality Ratio, Total Fertility Rate etc and in providing Home Based New Born Care in villages. — TNS