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MARGHERITA: The All Assam Health and Technical Workers Union, NHM, Assam, has launched a three-day pen down programme across the state starting from today till March 6, bringing government hospitals in the state to a standstill. Employees working under Ketetong Block Primary Health Centre, Margherita also participated at the premises of Margherita FRU/Civil Hospital.
In Margherita FRU/Civil Hospital, doctors, nurses, and technicians under All Assam Health and Technical Workers Union NHM, Assam, joined the three-day pen down programme, causing problems for patients who came from far flung areas.
A total of 110 employees under Ketetong Block Primary Health Centre, working at Jagun MPHC, Digboi FRU/Civil Hospital, Tirap Gate State Dispensary, Hasak MPHC, Ledo MPHC, Pengree MPHC, Kothalguri Model Hospital, and Margherita FRU/Civil Hospital participated at the pen down programme. They were working for many years but unfortunately have been deprived of basic rights, said Nihar Ranjan Chetia, President of All Assam Health and Technical Workers Union, NHM Tinsukia District Committee.
Nihar Ranjan Chetia said that due to lack of response and gross negligence shown towards their demands by the Assam Government, they have been compelled to start the pen down programme at their workplaces. Chetia said that they submitted memorandums to the Mission Director, National Health Mission, Assam and Government of Assam several times but nobody gave importance to their prayer.
“We demand immediate regularization of services for all NHM technical employees through special recruitment drive against existing vacancies and new vacancies to be created at newer health institutions and suspension of fresh recruitment until NHM employees are fully absorbed against vacancies, till the 8th Pay Commission recommendations/ regularization process come into force, salary as per the 7th pay commission recommendation with pay fixation and immediate release of incremental arrear salaries with effect from January 1, 2016 and implementation of Supreme Court verdict 213 of the year 2013 (equal pay for equal work), along with gratuity, equal leave policy, equal pension scheme, equal death benefits, equal health insurance schemes and equal bank loan facilities as similar to that of state government regular employees. Otherwise, in the coming days we shall call for an indefinite pen down programme,” said Chetia.
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