PAPER ID: Vol. III Issue III (October to December 2025 ) /21-26 /3
AUTHOR : Jugdev Singh[I] and Dr. Rupinder Kaur[II]
TITLE: AN ANALYSIS OF INCOME OF HOUSEHOLDS OF RURAL FEMALE HEALTH WORKERS IN PUNJAB
ABSTRACT: Health is a fundamental human right, so therefore, health care should be widely accessible. According to WHO, women account for 70 per cent of health sector workers globally in 2019. The NRHM launched by the GOI in April 2005, appointed ASHAs at the village level, along with one MPW and two ANMs at the sub-health facility. The social status and financial rewards of these workers were much inferior than those of other health professionals. The paper analyses the levels and pattern of income of rural female health workers in Punjab. This paper is based on primary data collected from 504 female health workers in rural Punjab. the average annual income of a family with a rural female health worker in Punjab is Rs. 324,633.13. The household income of ANM families is 2.52 times more than that of ASHA worker households. The households of ASHA workers derive the highest income (25.29 per cent) from incentive payments. ANM households derive 42.81 per cent of their total income from government services. The distribution of income is slightly worse among ASHA households.
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