NHM contractual staff stage sit-in
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 29 2017:
All Manipur National Health Mission Employees' Welfare Association staged a sit-in-protest in front of Directorate of Health office at Lamphelpat today demanding service regularisation of the contractual staff under National Health Mission.
Manipur.
The protestors wore black badge decrying the Government's lackadaisical attitude towards the demand.
Talking to media persons, Khangembam Jodha.
secretary of the association lamented the Government's indifferent attitude meted out to the contractual staff who have been serving the people since 2006 .
He pointed out that contractual staff under NHM in Arunachal Pradesh have already been regularised.
He further pointed out that those contractual staff under DRDA, SSA.
RMSA.
1TI and MSSRDA have been regularised in this year.
A memorandum pressing the long standing demand was submitted by the association each to the Chief Minister and the Health Minister in July of this year.
A reminder was also submitted on July 21 but to no avail, he regretted.
Several placards incribed with slogans "We deserve to be regularised".
"We are qualified enough to be regularised", "All staff recruited through DPC only", "Sustain NHM staff to sustain low IMR.
MMR".
"We demand a dedicated Mission Director from IAS cadre" etc were displayed at the protest site.