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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Economic analysis of ASHA-soft programme (online payment and monitoring system) in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Nitin K Joshi, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Praveen Suthar, Kuldeep Singh, Vibha Joshi, Balwant Manda

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Nitin K JoshiDepartment of Community Medicine and Family Medicine and Demonstrator, School of Public Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Pankaj BhardwajDepartment of Community Medicine and Family Medicine and MPH Program Coordinator, School of Public Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Praveen SutharResearch Coordinator, School of Public Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Kuldeep SinghDean Academics, School of Public Health and HOD, Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Vibha JoshiHealth Economist, Resource Centre, Health Technology Assessment, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Balwant MandaChief Medical and Health Officer, Government of Rajasthan, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

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Context: The Government of India under a performance-based payment scheme is providing remuneration as per the activities completed by the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) health workers. Each state in India has a differentperformance-based payment system for ASHAs. The state of Rajasthan developed the ASHA-Soft system in 2014 for providing incentives to ASHAs. Aims: This study is planned to analyze the performance of ASHA-Soft considering the economic aspects as there is a paucity of studies in this context. Settings and Design: This study was conducted in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Methods and Material: Economic analysis of ASHA-Soft program was performed based on Incentive paid to ASHA workers; Number of beneficiaries; Overall contribution of ASHAs in the health services; and unit cost per health service under ASHA-Soft program. Data of five financial years, that is, from the inception of ASHA-Soft was analyzed. Results: Consolidated incentive for maternal health, child health, and Immunization services provided to ASHAs through ASHA-Soft in the year 2015--16 was $96794.22, $35348.32, and $49016.83 which increased to $200285.00, $116320.52, and $101686.48 in the year 2019-20, respectively. Family planning and national program services were provided to 6,259 and 4,061 beneficiaries, respectively, in the year 2015--16 which markedly increased to 16,360 and 9,552 in the year 2019--20. Unit-cost of service provided by ASHAs in the National Programme ($1.13) was the lowest and for Family Planning Services ($5.71) were the highest. Conclusions: ASHA-Soft program seems a potential program to attract ASHA workers for delivering health care services. The findings of this study could assist policymakers in guiding further decision-making.

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