West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that her government will hike the remunerations of ASHA and Anganwadi workers ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. In a video posted on Facebook, Banerjee stated that the remunerations of ASHA and Anganwadi workers will be raised by ₹750 per month and ₹7500 per month, respectively. The current remunerations for ASHA workers are ₹78,250 per month, and with this hike, it will be ₹79,000. The remuneration of Anganwadi helpers will be hiked from ₹76,000 per month to ₹76,500 per month. These hikes will come into effect on April 1, as announced by the Chief Minister. The announcement was made amidst Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state for inaugurating several metro projects along with other engagements.