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Table 4 Publically available government policy documents on the ASHA programme

From: How are gender inequalities facing India’s one million ASHAs being addressed? Policy origins and adaptations for the world’s largest all-female community health worker programme

 

Author

Title

Date

1

Dr. Manoj Kumar, Assistant Commissioner to Government of India

Constitution of Mentoring Group for ASHA

05.07.2005

2

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)

Janani Suraksha Yojana- Guidelines for Implementation

2005

3

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), MoHFW

FAQ ASHA and NRHM

2005

4

NRHM, MoHFW

FAQs ASHA

2005

5

S. Jalaja, Additional Secretary & Mission Director (NRHM)

Financial Guidelines for ASHA Support System

06.10.2006

6

NRHM, MoHFW

Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Guidelines

2006

7

NRHM, MoHFW

Guideline on ASHA

2006

8

MoHFW

First Common Review Mission

2007

9

MoHFW

Monthly Village Health Nutrition Day-Guidelines for AWWs/ASHAs/ANMs/PRIs

2007

10

G C Chaturvedi, Additional Secretary & Mission Director (NRHM)

Performance based payment to ASHAs

19.09.2008

11

Amarjeet Sinha, Joint Secretary

Setting up ASHA Mentoring Group at the State/District/Block Level

16.07.2008

12

S. Swain, P. Swain, K. S. Nair, N. Dhar, S. Gupta and D. Nandan

A rapid appraisal of functioning of ASHA under NRHM in Cuttack, Orissa

2008

13

N. Jain, N. K. Srivastva, A. M. Khan, N. Dhar, V. Adhish, S. Menon and D. Nandan

Assessment of the functioning of ASHAs under NRHM in Uttar Pradesh.

2008

14

B. Mohapatra, U. Datta, S. Gupta, V.K. Tiwari, K.S. Nair, V. Adhish and D. Nandan

An Assessment of functioning and impact of Janani Suraksha Yojana in Orissa

2008

15

H. Haider,V.Adhish,S. Gupta,N. Dhar,U. Datta, S. Menon and D. Nandan

A Rapid Appraisal of SAHIYYA (ASHA) in Jharkhand

2008

16

M. K. Mohanty, S. Das, M. M. Misro, P. Kumar, J. P. Shivadasani and D. Nandan

Rapid Appraisal of Functioning of Village Health and Sanitation Committees (VHSCs) under NRHM in Orissa

2008

17

MoHFW

Second Common Review Mission

2008

18

Jyotsana Varma Ray, Director (PF-II)

Payment of monthly honorarium @ Rs.500/- to ASHA in addition to Performance incentives available under various programmes

13.04.2009

19

Amarjeet Sinha, Joint Secretary

Incentive payment to ASHAs in time

20.11.2009

20

Amarjeet Sinha, Joint Secretary

Model Guideline to Streamline refilling of ASHA drug kit

17.11.2009

21

R. Bhatnagar, K. Singh, T. Bir, U. Datta, T.P. S. Raj and D. Nandan

Assessment of performance based incentive system for ASHA Sahyogine in Udaipur, Rajasthan

2009

22

MoHFW

Third Common Review Mission

2009

23

MoHFW

Operational Manual for implementation if Malaria Programme

2009

24

P.K. Pradhan, Additional Secretary and Mission Director (NRHM)

Module 6 & 7 for ASHAs- Guidelines for rolling out

09.08.2010

25

Amarjeet Sinha, Joint Secretary

Indicators for the ASHA Programme

04.01.2010

26

MoHFW

Fourth Common Review Mission

2010

27

MoHFW

Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls (10–19) years in Rural areas- Operational Guidelines

2010

28

P.K. Pradhan, Special Secretary and Mission Director (NRHM)

Strengthening ASHA Resource Centers

15.03.2011

29

Dr. Ajay Khera, Deputy Commissioner, Child Health and Immunization

Introduction of Home Based New Born Care (HBNC) Scheme through ASHA

19.08.2011

30

Dr. Ajay Khera, Deputy Commissioner, Child Health and Immunization

Guidelines for implementation of IMNCI strategy and Module 6 & 7 training for ASHA

22.12.2011

31

NHSRC

Program Evaluation of the Janani Suraksha Yojana

2011

32

MoHFW

Fifth Common Review Mission

2011

33

MoHFW

HBNC Operational Guidelines

2011

34

MoHFW

Operational Guidelines on Facility Based Management of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition

01.12.2011

35

NRHM, MoHFW

Handbook for ASHA facilitators

2011

36

NHSRC

ASHA Which way forward: Evaluation of the ASHA programme

2011

37

NHSRC

ASHA Which way forward: Executive Summary - Evaluation of the ASHA programme

2011

38

NHM, MoHFW

Framework for implementation: National Health Mission 2012–2017

2011

39

Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, NRHM

Establishing a system for performance monitoring of the ASHA programme

03.04.2012

40

J.S. Mathur, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation (MDWS) and Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary, MoHFW

Incentivized ASHA for promoting toilet usage (Joint letter Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation & MoHFW)

18.05.2012

41

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary, Reproductive and Child Health

Revision of financial norms for implementing UIP-MSG

25.05.2012

42

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary

Utilizing services of ASHAs for ensuring spacing in birth and incentivising her for the effort

31.05.2012

43

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary (Policy)

Involve ASHA for facilitating VHSNC meetings

03.07.2012

44

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary

Increasing educational qualification upto 10th standard for future ASHA selection

22.08.2012

45

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary

Pension-Swavalamban Scheme

04.09.2012

46

MoHFW

Sixth Common Review Mission

2012

47

Dr. Suresh K. Mohammed, Director (Reproductive and Child Health)

Payment of Composite & uniform incentive to ASHAs under JSY-MSG Approval

06.02.2013

48

Dr. Manisha Malhotra, Dy. Commissioner (Maternal Health)

Enhancement of incentive to Primary Informer (ASHA, AWW etc) under the Maternal Death Review (MDR)

14.02.2013

49

Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, NRHM

Co-opt one member from NAMG in the SAMG

16.04.2013

50

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary

Career Opportunity for ASHA (Enrolling in Open schooling/auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM)/general nurse midwife (GNM) courses)

18.09.2013

51

Sujoy Mojumdar, Director (Water)

ASHA Incentive for motivating households to have tap connection.

2013

52

Limatula Yaden, Director (NHM)

Minutes of 1st Meeting of Mission Steering Group (MSG) of National Health Mission (NHM)

20.10.2013

53

MoHFW

Seventh Common Review Mission

2013

54

MoHFW

Enhancing Optimal Infant And Young Child feeding Practices

2013

55

MoHFW

Guidelines for Control of Iron Deficiency Anaemia (National Iron+ Initiative)

15.01.2013

56

MoHFW

Prevention of post partum haemorrhage (PPH) through Community Based distribution of Misoprostol- Operational Guidelines & Reference Manual

2013

57

MoHFW

Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)-Operational Guidelines

2013

58

MoHFW

Guidelines for Community Processes

26.06.2013

59

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

Qualifications pack for Basic Health Volunteers (equivalent to ASHA)

2013

60

Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, NRHM

Revision of existing incentives and Incentive to ASHAs for Routine & Recurring Activities -MSG Approval

03.01.2014

61

Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, NRHM

Strengthening the Village and Sanitation Committees (VHSNC)

31.01.2014/ 03.02.2014

62

Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, NRHM

Career Opportunity for ASHA (enrolling ASHAs in Open Schooling/ANM/GNM)

17.02.2014

63

Limatula Yaden, Director (NHM)

Corrigendum-Routine and Recurring ASHA Incentives

11.02.2014

64

Limatula Yaden, Director (NHM)

Letter cum guidelines for monthly meeting of ASHA at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Sub-Centres (SHC).

23.07.2014

65

Limatula Yaden, Director (NHM)

Certification of ASHAs and Accreditation of Associated Agencies in ASHA Training

15.01.2014

66

Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Joint Secretary

Enhanced Compensation Scheme-2014′ for sterilization services

20.10.2014

67

MoHFW

Eighth Common Review Mission

2014

68

MoHFW

HBNC Revised Operational Guidelines

2014

69

MoHFW

Child Death Review Operational Guidelines

2014

70

MoHFW

Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) - Operational Framework

2014

71

MoHFW

Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP)—national guidelines for partnership

2014

72

MoHFW

Guidelines for ASHA & MAS in Urban context

17.01.2014

73

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary

Letter cum guidelines for Accreditation of State/Dist. Training Sites & Certification of ASHA trainers

18.05.2015

74

Rakesh Kumar, Joint Secretary

Replaced Cotrimoxazole with Amoxicillin in ASHA HBNC kit

02.01.2015

75

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary

Health & Wellness Centers Pilot under UHC to provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care

11.02.2015

76

C. K. Mishra, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, NHM

RBSK: Early identification of Birth Defects by ASHAs

22.06.2015

77

D. N. Sahoo, Under Secretary to The Government of India

Clarification on ASHA entitlements for completion of ANC under JSY

03.08.2015

78

K B Agarwal, Additional Secretary

Involvement of ASHAs for prevention and control of Acute Encephalopathy Syndrome (AES)

01.10.2015

79

Capt. Kapil Chaudary, Deputy Secretary (NHM)

Minutes of 2nd Meeting of Mission Steering Group (MSG) of National Health Mission (NHM)

26.03.2015

80

MoHFW

Ninth Common Review Mission

2015

81

MoHFW

Operational Guidelines on Kala-Azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis) Elimination in India

2015

82

NHSRC, MoHFW

Guideline for NGO Involvement

2015

83

NHSRC, MoHFW

Guidelines for Rogi Kalyan Samities in Public Health Facilities

2015

84

MoHFW

Report of Task Force on Comprehensive Primary Health Care Rollout

2015

85

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary & Central Vigilance Comission (CVO)

Implementing training of ASHA Facilitators for improved RMNCH outcomes using PLA.

04.01.2016

86

Arun Kumar Panda, Additional Secretary

Mission Parivar Vikas-Family planning services

10.11.2016

87

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary & CVO

DISHA (Digital Literacy training for ASHA)

09.09.2016

88

Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary

Heat Stroke Prevention and Management

16.05.2016

89

C K Mishra, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, NHM

Safety measures for ASHAs

29.01.2016

90

Dr. Ajay Khera, Deputy Commissioner & Incharge (Child Health)

Revised Guidance note for follow-up of low birth weight (LBW) and Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) discharged infants by ASHA

20.10.2016

91

Capt. Kapil Chaudary, Director (NHM)

Minutes of 3rd Meeting of Mission Steering Group (MSG) of National Health Mission (NHM)

17.05.2016

92

MoHFW

National Deworming Day Operational Guidelines

2016

93

MoHFW

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)

27.06.2016

94

MoHFW

Management of Common Cancers-Operational Framework

26.08.2016

95

MoHFW

Prevention, Screening and Control of Common Non-Communicable Diseases - Operational Guidelines

21.06.2016

96

MoHFW

Mothers’ Absolute Affection (MAA): Programme for Promotion of Breast Feeding - Operational Guidelines

2016