Under the new notification, ASHA and ASHA Facilitators will be eligible to receive fixed monthly honorarium while on maternity leave

Punjab Maternity Leave Benefits To ASHA Workers & Facilitators; 5 Employee Org Meet FM Cheema: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who also chairs the Cabinet Sub-Committee on employee issues, announced that the Punjab Government has issued a notification today to grant maternity leave benefits to ASHA and ASHA Facilitators in accordance with the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, according to a press release by the Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab.

The announcement was made during a series of meetings held today (3 Oct 2025) with representatives from five employee organizations to discuss their demands.

Under the new notification,

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