Tambu Marak, a self-styled social activist, has once again raised the issue about the alleged deprivation of benefits to ASHA workers by officials at the Dobu government health centre.
Mothers who give birth in recognised health centres are entitled to benefits, including financial, under the centrally sponsored Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) scheme but women who have been giving birth in the Dobu centre are not receiving them.
ASHA workers are also entitled to various benefits but are being denied them, Sangma, who based his claims on a Right to Information (RTI) request, said.
Although the benefits are being recorded as having been paid, Sangma said that ASHAs and mothers that he has spoken to said that they have not received the financial packages since 2018.