Karnataka Approves SAMASTA to Cut Health Workers' Data Workload by 75%

Exam-focused facts from the 15 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Karnataka Health Department approved the phased rollout of SAMASTA, a digital platform for health data collection.
SAMASTA will reduce ASHA diary entries from 485 to 134 key data points, cutting data-entry workload by around 75%.
The platform supports both online and offline data entry, allowing synchronization when connectivity is available.
SAMASTA will digitize registers maintained by field health staff at Ayushman Arogya Kendras, Primary Health Centres, and other facilities.
It will integrate with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), Aadhaar-based verification, and ABHA IDs.
The system was piloted in Udupi district before the statewide rollout.
The government has directed proper training for personnel and emphasized data security safeguards.