SC ASHAs from rural Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh reveal how dominant caste networks obstruct the appointment of ASHA workers from marginalised communities, denying them opportunities to earn and lead

A community healthcare programme cannot be immune to the injustices of a casteist society. Amid lack of institutional support and refusal to make it a part of union struggles, Dalit ASHA workers recount experiences of discrimination on the field