Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : Health services under all the 14 blocks in Bhojpur district remained adversely affected as the indefinite strike by the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) under the banner of ‘Asha Sangharsh Samiti’ continued on the fourth consecutive day on December 4, 2018, to press  their 12 point demands. The patients are facing a lot of problems in getting medical aid at the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and other health centres in Bhojpur district.

The ASHAs locked the PHCs and took out processions at every block on December 4, 2018, raising slogans against the Bihar government. They did not allow a single patient to enter the health centre and staged day long dharna at the gate of health centres. Their main demands include remuneration up to Rs 18,000, status of a government employee, and better living condition.

Speaking on the occasion, Indu Singh, district secretary, All India Progressive Woman Association (AIPA), said that the government is spending crores of rupees on luxurious lives and salary of the MLAs, MLCs, MPs but has remained indifferent to the demands of Asha workers. She said Bihar is leading in health sector due to hard work of ASHAs. She said their agitation would continue till their demands are conceded.

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