Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) raised the issue of distress faced by women frontline workers in the Rajya Sabha, seeking doubling of the Centre's contribution to their pay and filling of nearly three lakh vacancies in the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) .
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, the former Congress president said, “ASHA workers, anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission remain overburdened and underpaid despite their vital contribution to public service delivery.
Congress MPs raise issue of ASHA workers remuneration in Lok Sabha
"Across the country, ASHA workers undertake immunisation, mobilisation, maternal health, and family welfare. Yet, they remain volunteers with low honorarium and limited social security," she said.
Ms. Gandhi said,“ Anganwadi workers are paid a meagre base honorarium of ₹4,500 and ₹2,250 per month by the Central government.
