Punjab ASHA Workers Protest Demanding Salary and Benefits, Dispersed by Police Water Cannons

Hundreds of ASHA workers from Punjab protested near Mohali, demanding EPF benefits, a minimum monthly salary of Rs 24,000, increased honorarium, incentives, travel allowances, a pension scheme, and a Rs 5 lakh relief fund. The protestors marched toward Chandigarh but were stopped by police barricades near Burail Jail Road, where water cannons were used to disperse them. The workers agreed to return after receiving a promise of a government meeting on March 25, with warnings of intensified protests if demands remain unmet.