NRHM Staff Start Indefinite Strike
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Express News Service - BANGALORE
Published: 18th February 2014 09:18 AM
Last Updated: 18th February 2014 09:28 AM
More than 1,500 contract staff of National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM) launched an indefinite strike on Monday, demanding
regularisation of services and increase in wages.
Consequently, the Department of Health and Family Welfare and Ayush Services issued oral instructions to head of Auxiliary Nursing Midwives and District Surgeons to ensure that services to patients are not effected and take up delivery cases on priority basis.
Speaking to Express, Dr Geetha Nyamagouder, director of the Health Department, said, “This is not a big issue as working arrangements have been made. The responsible staff in respective areas have been told to write an official letter in case of any issues faced by patients due to the strike.”
Health Minister U T Khader said the matter will be taken up with the Union government and an appeal has been made to the striking staff to withdraw the strike keeping public interest in mind.
Sources in the Health Department said the Centre may terminate the services of striking employees and recruit new staff.
“The State government cannot appoint people or increase pay as the appointments were made following a direction from the union government,” an official said. Meanwhile, the NRHM staff said they will continue their protest as no official met them.
However, sources said workers under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program are likely to withdraw their protest as officials met them.
Consequently, the Department of Health and Family Welfare and Ayush Services issued oral instructions to head of Auxiliary Nursing Midwives and District Surgeons to ensure that services to patients are not effected and take up delivery cases on priority basis.
Speaking to Express, Dr Geetha Nyamagouder, director of the Health Department, said, “This is not a big issue as working arrangements have been made. The responsible staff in respective areas have been told to write an official letter in case of any issues faced by patients due to the strike.”
Health Minister U T Khader said the matter will be taken up with the Union government and an appeal has been made to the striking staff to withdraw the strike keeping public interest in mind.
Sources in the Health Department said the Centre may terminate the services of striking employees and recruit new staff.
“The State government cannot appoint people or increase pay as the appointments were made following a direction from the union government,” an official said. Meanwhile, the NRHM staff said they will continue their protest as no official met them.
However, sources said workers under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program are likely to withdraw their protest as officials met them.
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