Dehradun: Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has directed health department to stop with immediate effect distribution of condoms by the accredited health workers or ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers.
The decision comes after a week long protest by the health staff which forms the back bone of health services in rural India. The contraceptives which were earlier called 'Delux Nirodh' have been re-christened 'Asha Nirodh' which has left the health workers embarrassed.
The State President of the Asha workers, Shiva Dubey said that the distribution of condom packets mentioning the name of Asha is an insult of both the Asha workers and the women.
She said that thousands of such packets have arrived in the health centres across the state and they are causing embarrassment to the Asha workers who are working tirelessly and honestly.
Dubey said that the state government is not providing the remuneration of Asha workers on time and this episode has added fuel to the fire.
She said that the state government should recall all such packets and should seek apology from the Asha workers failing which a state wide agitation would be launched against the government.
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