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Sunday, Jun 8, 2025
With the estate being repurposed into a township for the displaced, 160 workers stand to lose their employment.
According to an order issued by District Collector D R Meghasree, loudspeakers exceeding 50 decibels during the day and 40 decibels at night are prohibited for public protests and programmes at the Collectorate.
According to the protesters, around 26,000 ASHA workers in Kerala are awaiting the payment of at least two months’ honorarium of ₹7,000 each and three months’ incentives of around ₹5,000 each.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema defended the move, stating that prolonged roadblocks had severely impacted trade and business.
Like ASHA workers, Anganwadi staff are staging protest seeking wage revision and post-retirement benefits.
The Chakkittappara residents will march to the Forest Range office at Peruvannamuzhi on March 24.
On Wednesday, a group of men linked to Sangh Parivar raised slogans against Tushar Gandhi during the closing ceremony of a function he attended at Neyyattinkkara.
According to the Kerala ASHA Health Workers’ Association, efforts are underway to bring global attention to the protest.
Sikkim pays Rs 10,000 to ASHA workers.
Suresh Gopi said that since ASHA is a centrally sponsored scheme, it was designed with specific criteria, which the Prime Minister could be requested to review.
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