Office-bearers of the ASHA Workers and Facilitators Federation of India

The three-day first national conference of the ASHA Workers and Facilitators Federation of India has concluded. The conference elected CITU state secretary Com. P P Prema president, Com. Madhumita Banerjee (West Bengal) general secretary and Com. Pushpa Patil (Maharashtra) treasurer.

CITU all-India president Com. K Hemalata inaugurated the conference. CITU national secretary Com. A R Sindhu, Com. Surekha and Com. Madhumita presented the report. The conference decided to organise a national agitation on 18 demands, including making the National Health Mission a permanent central scheme, a minimum wage of Rs 26,000, and the benefits of all social security schemes including a pension of at least ten thousand rupees; to hold a convention in Delhi on October 19; and to organise an all-India protest on December 10 against the neglect of ASHA workers.