AMHSDA relay hunger strike continues
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 02 2022:
All Manipur Health Services Doctors' Association (AMHSDA) continued its agitation along with a relay hunger strike at District Hospital, Chandel on Thursday.
In a release, AMHSDA conveyed that the relay hunger strike is the third form of agitation launched by the government doctors under the Association as the state government has not taken any concrete steps to fulfil their demands in-spite of numerous appeals, representations and meetings with the chief minister, the minister concerned and government officials.
The eight-point charter of demands put forth by the Association includes time bound promotion, raising of superannuation age to 65 years, NPA as per the central 7th Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2016, major amendment to the proposed MHS Rules 2020, strict abidance to the transfer and posting policy, provision of risk and difficult area posting allowance, among others, it added.