List of ASHA Incentives

Activities

Amount in Rs/case

I

Maternal Health

1

JSY financial package

a.

For ensuring antenatal care for the woman

Rs.300 for Rural areas and Rs. 200 for Urban areas

b.

For facilitating institutional delivery

Rs. 300 for Rural areas and Rs. 200 for Urban areas

2

Reporting Death of women (15-49 years age group) by ASHA to PHC Medical Officer

Rs. 200 for reporting within 24 hours of occurrence of death by phone

II

Child Health

1

Undertaking Home Visit for the care of the New Born and Post Partum mother[1] -Six Visits in Case of Institutional Delivery (Days 3^rd, 7^th, 14th, 21^st, 28^th& 42^nd) -Seven visits in case of Home Deliveries (Days 1^st, 3^rd, 7^th, 14th, 21^st, 28^th& 42^nd)

Rs. 250

2

Undertaking Home Visits of Young Child for Strengthening of Health & Nutrition of young child through Home Visits-(recommended schedule- 3^rd, 6^th, 9^th, 12^th and 15^th months) -  (Rs.50 x 5 visits) –in 1st phase the programme is proposed to implement only in 235 POSHAN Abhiyan and Aspirational districts

Rs. 50/visit with total Rs. 250/per child for making 05 visits

3

For follow up visits to a child discharged from facility or Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) management centre

Rs. 150 only after MUAC is equal to nor-more than 125mm

4

Ensuring quarterly follow up of low birth weight babies and newborns discharged after treatment from Specialized New born Care Units[2]

Rs. 50/ Quarter-from the 3^rd month until 1 year of age

5

Child Death Review for reporting child death of children under 5 years of age

Rs. 50

6

For mobilizing and ensuring every eligible child (1-19 years out-of-school and non-enrolled) is administered Albendazole.

Rs. 100/ ASHA/Bi-Annual

7

Week-1-ASHA incentive for prophylactic distribution of ORS to families with under-five children

Rs. 1 per ORS packet for 100 under five children

8

Week-2- ASHA incentive for facilitating growth monitoring of all children in village; screening and referral of undernourished children to Health centre; IYCF counselling to under-five children household

Rs. 100 per ASHA for completing at least 80% of household

9

MAA (Mother’s Absolute Affection) Programme Promotion of Breastfeeding- Quarterly mother meeting

Rs. 100/ASHA/ Quarterly meeting

III

Immunization

1

Full immunization for a child under one year

Rs. 100

2

Complete immunization per child up-to two years age (all vaccination received between 1st and 2^nd year of age after completing full immunization after 01year

Rs. 75[3]

3

Mobilizing children for OPV immunization under Pulse polio Programme

Rs. 100/day[4]

4

DPT Booster at 5-6years of age

Rs.50

IV

Family Planning

1

Ensuring spacing of 2years after marriage [5]

Rs. 500

2

Ensuring spacing of 3 years after birth of 1^st child ⁵

Rs. 500

3

Ensuring a couple to opt for permanent limiting method after 2 children[6]

Rs. 1000

4

Counselling, motivating and follow up of the cases for Tubectomy

Rs. 200 in 11 states with high fertility rates (UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Assam, Haryana and Gujarat)

Rs.300 in 146 MPV districts

Rs. 150 in remaining states

5

Counselling, motivating and follow up of the cases for Vasectomy/ NSV

Rs. 300 in 11 states with high fertility rates (UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Assam, Haryana and Gujarat) and

400 in 146  MPV districts and

Rs. 200 in remaining states

6

Female Postpartum sterilization

Rs. 300 in 11 states with high fertility rates (UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Assam, Haryana and Gujarat) and 400 in 146  MPV districts

6

Social marketing of contraceptives- as home delivery through ASHAs

Rs. 1 for a pack of 03 condoms, Rs. 1 for a cycle of OCP, Rs. 2 for a pack of ECPs

7

Escorting or facilitating beneficiary to the health facility for the PPIUCD insertion

Rs. 150/per case

8

Escorting or facilitating beneficiary to the health facility for the PAIUCD insertion

Rs. 150/case

Mission ParivarVikas- In selected 146 districts in six states-(57 in UP, 37 in Bihar, 14 RJS, 9 in Jharkhand, 02 in Chhattisgarh and 2 in Assam)

9

Injectable Contraceptive MPA (Antara Program) and a non-hormonal weekly centchroman pill (Chhaya) - Incentive to ASHA

Rs. 100 per dose

10

Mission ParivarVikas Campaigns Block level activities- ASHA to be oriented on eligible couple survey for estimation of beneficiaries and will be expected to conducted eligible couple survey- maximum four rounds

Rs. 150/ ASHA/round

11

NayiPahel- an FP kit for newly weds- a FP kit would be given to the newly wed couple by ASHA (In initial phase ASHA may be given 2 kits/ ASHA)

Rs. 100/ASHA/NayiPahel kit distribution

12

SaasBahuSammelan- mobilize SaasBahu for the Sammelan- maximum four rounds

Rs. 100/ per meeting

13

Updating of EC survey before each MPV campaign-  Note-updating of EC survey register incentive is already part of routine and recurring incentive

Rs.150/ASHA/Quarterly round

V

Adolescent Health

1

Distributing sanitary napkins to adolescent girls

Rs. 1/ pack of 6 sanitary napkins

2

Organizing monthly meeting with adolescent girls pertaining to Menstrual Hygiene

Rs. 50/meeting

3

 Incentive for support to Peer Educator (for facilitating selection process of peer educators)

Rs. 100/ Per PE 

4

Incentive for mobilizing adolescents for Adolescent Health day

Rs. 200/ Per AHD

VI

Incentive for Routine Recurrent Activities

1

Mobilizing and attending VHND or (outreach session/Urban Health and Nutrition Days)

Rs. 200 per session

2

Convening and guiding monthly meeting of VHSNC/MAS

Rs. 150

3

Attending monthly meeting at Block PHC/5U-PHC

Rs. 150

4

a) Line listing of households done at beginning of the year and updated every six months

b) Maintaining records as per the desired norms like –village health register

c) Preparation of due list of children to be immunized updated on monthly basis

d) Preparation of due list of ANC beneficiaries to be updated on monthly basis

e) Preparation of list of eligible couples updated on monthly basis

Rs. 1500[7]

VII

Participatory Learning and Action- (In selected 10 states that have low RMNCH+A indicators – Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, MP, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and UP)

1

Conducting PLA meetings- 2 meetings per month-

Note-Incentive is also applicable for AFs @Rs.100/- per meeting for 10 meetings in a month

Rs. 100/ASHA/per meeting for 02 meetings in a month

VIII

Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme[8]

Honorarium and counselling charges for being a DOTS provider

1

For Category I of TB patients (New cases of Tuberculosis)

Rs. 1000 for 42 contacts over six or seven months of treatment

2

For Category II of TB patients (previously treated TB cases)

Rs. 1500 for 57 contacts over eight to nine months of treatment including 24-36 injections in intensive phase

3

For treatment and support to drug resistant TB patients

Rs. 5000 for completed course of treatment (Rs. 2000 should be given at the end on intensive phase and Rs. 3000 at the end of consolidation phase

4

For notification if suspect referred is diagnosed to be TB patient by MO/Lab[9]

Rs.100

IX

National Leprosy Eradication Programme[10]

1

Referral and ensuring compliance for complete treatment in pauci-bacillary cases of Leprosy - for 33 states (except Goa, Chandigarh &Puducherry).

Rs. 250 (for facilitating diagnosis of leprosy case)+

Rs. 400 (for follow up on completion of treatment)

2

Referral and ensuring compliance for complete treatment in multi-bacillary cases of Leprosy- for 33 states (except Goa, Chandigarh &Puducherry).

Rs. 250 (for facilitating diagnosis of leprosy case)+ Rs. 600 (for follow up on completion of treatment)

X

National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme

A)

Malaria[11]

1

Preparing blood slides or testing through RDT

Rs. 15/slide or test

2

Providing complete treatment for RDT positive Pf cases

Rs. 75/- per positive cases

3

Providing complete radical treatment to positive Pf and Pv case detected by blood slide, as per drug regime

4

For referring a case and ensuring complete treatment

Rs. 300 (not in their updated list)

B)

Lymphatic Filariasis

1

For one time line listing of lymphoedema and hydrocele cases in all areas of non-endemic and endemic districts

Rs. 200

2

For annual Mass Drug Administration for cases of

Lymphatic Filariasis[12]

Rs. 200/day for maximum three days to cover 50 houses and 250 persons

C)

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome/Japanese Encephalitis

1

Referral of AES/JE cases to the nearest CHC/DH/Medical College

Rs. 300 per case

D)

Kala Azar elimination

1

Involvement of ASHAs during the spray rounds (IRS) for sensitizing the community to accept indoor spraying[13]

Rs. 100/- per round during Indoor Residual Spray i.e. Rs 200 in total for two rounds

2

ASHA Incentive for referring a suspected case and ensuring complete treatment.

Rs. 500/per notified case

E)

Dengue and Chikungunya

1

Incentive for source reduction & IEC activities for prevention and control of Dengue and Chikungunya in 12 High endemic States (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal)

Rs. 200/- (1 Rupee /House for maximum 200 houses PM for 05 months- during peak transmission season). The incentive should not be exceed Rs. 1000/ASHA/Year

F)

National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme

1

ASHA incentive for salt testing

Rs.25 a month for testing 50 salt samples

XI

Incentives under Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) and Universal NCDs Screening

1

Maintaining data validation and collection of additional information- per completed form/family for NHPM-Ayushman Bharat

Rs. 5/form/family

2

Filling up of CBAC forms of every individual –onetime activity for enumeration of all individuals, filling CBAC for all individuals 30 or > 30 years of age

Rs. 10/per form/per individual as one time incentive

3

Follow up of patients diagnosed with Hypertension/Diabetes and three common cancer for ignition of treatment and ensuring compliance

Rs. 50/per case/Bi-Annual

4

Delivery of new service packages under CPHC component

Rs.1000/ASHA/PM (linked with new packages of activities)

XII

Drinking water and sanitation

1

Motivating Households to construct toilet and promote the use of toilets.

Rs. 75 per household

2

Motivating Households to take individual tap connections

Rs. 75 per household