{
  "id": 7565029,
  "title": "UP Govt Announces ₹5 Lakh Cashless Health Cover, Honorarium Hike For PRD, Cooks & Anganwadi Workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/up-govt-announces-5-lakh-cashless-health-cover-honorarium-hike-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T13:22:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/up-govt-announces-5-lakh-cashless-health-cover-honorarium-hike-for-prd-cooks-anganwadi-workers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced a comprehensive welfare scheme for grassroots volunteers, school cooks, and Anganwadi workers. This scheme includes an annual cashless medical treatment facility of up to Rs. 5 lakh for the volunteers and their families, alleviating the burden of high medical expenses. The coverage extends to the families of these service providers, ensuring financial security during illness. The government has also increased the honorarium for these categories. PRD volunteers and their families receive an additional Rs. 1,000 per month, while cooks now earn Rs. 1,000 more per month, and Anganwadi workers and helpers have seen their salaries rise from Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 12,000 for workers and Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 6,000 for helpers. These measures reflect the Yogi government's focus on safeguarding the well-being of society's essential workers, providing both financial stability and medical security.",
  "summary": "Lucknow, September 15: The Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh has taken a major step toward the welfare of PRD volunteers, school cooks, and Anganwadi workers and helpers working at the grassroots level for society. Along with increasing the honorarium of these service categories, government has decided to provide annual cashless medical treatment of up to Rs. 5 lakh for them and their families.…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}