NHM employees continue protest for regularisation of jobs, better pay scales

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 15

Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM), Punjab, continued their strike on the 29th day at the Civil Surgeon’s Office here today. The employees have been demanding regularisation of jobs and better pay scales.

“Medical officers, community health officers, staff nurses and other employees under the NHM have been working on a low salary, but the government failed to hear their voice,” said protesting employees.

“The state government has passed the Punjab Protection and Regularisation of Contractual Employees’ Bill, 2021, but the NHM staff has been ignored,” protesting employees added.

A list of NHM employees was prepared for regularisation of jobs, but this never happened till date, forcing them to stage protests, said protesting employees.

If their demands were not met, they would be forced to intensify agitation, protesting employees added.