# MP to hire 3,062 ASHA workers after five-year gap 2026-11-03T21:07:09+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Madhya Pradesh will recruit 3,062 rural ASHA workers after five years, with online applications opening 16 November. Married women who are residents of the village they apply for, aged 21 to 45 and at least Class 10 pass, are eligible. The last date for online applications is 16 December 2026. Selection will be at the district level under the district health committee chaired by the collector. Proposals will be approved by the gram sabha, followed by block-level claim and objection resolution and district-level appeal hearings. After final approval by the district health committee, selected women's documents will be sent to the state headquarters for verification and ID creation. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The second section promotes a separate story about 20,000 reserved government vacancies for disabled persons in Madhya Pradesh. That recruitment drive, directed by the General Administration Department from 9 October, runs until 31 December 2026. The article treats both recruitments as separate administrative actions, leaving unresolved how the two processes will be coordinated or prioritised within the state's health and general administration machinery. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Straight news report of a recruitment notification, led with the number of posts and eligibility details, no critical or supportive slant toward the government. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: ASHA workers, district health committee, Gram Sabha, Madhya Pradesh, MP e-Seva portal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mp-to-hire-3062-asha-workers-after-five-year-gap/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mp-to-hire-3062-asha-workers-after-five-year-gap/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/