This was announced by State President of the NPP, Prestone Tynsong on Friday at the party headquarter in Shillong.

Although Meghalaya government hasn’t agreed to enhance the honorarium for the ASHA workers of the State to Rs. 5,000, but not all has been lost as the government has agreed to increase the current honorarium marginally. Meghalaya Government has agreed to increase the monthly fixed incentive or honorarium from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 3000 following their meeting with the ASHA workers on Wednesday.

Shillong, Nov 22: Meghalaya a•doko Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker-rangni dormahako gong 2000/-oni gong 5000/-ona bariatchina dabianiko Budbar salo Meghalaya sorkari jegalataha indiba...

The decision was conveyed by the Minister in-charge Health and Family Welfare Ampareen Lyngdoh during a meeting convened with a delegation of the Meghalaya Accredited Social Health Activist Workers Union (MASHAWU).

Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh on Tuesday said the government is not in a hurry to take a decision with regards to handing over the emergency services to a new company.

Health care services in over 7,000 villages have been affected in view of the indefinite strike by the ASHA workers under the banner of the Meghalaya Accredited Social Health Activist Workers Union (MASHAWU) for the past 16 days.

Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh has invited the Meghalaya Accredited Social Health Activist Workers Union (MASHAWU) on November 22 for a discussion on their demands.

To promote Japan culture in Meghalaya, the Japan Caravan was launched on Friday which was attended by the Ambassador of Japan to India, Hiroshi Suzuki, along with cabinet ministers - Ampareen Lyngdoh and AL Hek.

With the indefinite strike by Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers of Meghalaya entering the 10th day on Thursday, the government has refused to budge from its stance of not enhancing the honorarium of the ‘volunteer’ community health workers.

Amid the ongoing protest by Meghalaya ASHA Workers’ Union (MAWU) in different districts of Meghalaya demanding for an increase in their honorarium, Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh on Wednesday once again made an appeal to the ASHA workers to come forward and have a discussion.