NHM employees to hold one-day protest on Oct 25

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 22: All JK NHM Employees Association, Jammu Division is going to hold a one-day protest demonstration at Press Club, Jammu on October 25 to remind the State Government of the pending primary demand of regularization of NHM employees.
Addressing a press conference here today, Rohit Seth, president of the Association, said that NHM employees have been agitating for their rightful and genuine demand of regularization for last many years. He said in March 2017, after 15-day strike by the employees, a committee of four officers was formed to look into the demands of NHM employees which had to submit its report in 2 months but instead of working towards resolution of demands, the committee played a very negative role through dilly dallying tactics and did nothing for almost nine months.
“Further, on December 2017 after a State-wide strike of NHM employees which continued till January 22, 2018 and was suspended only after assurance and acceptance of the demands of NHM employees by then Health Minister, Bali Bhagat, a high level Group of Officers was formed with a clear mandate for looking into the demand of regularization and other demands of NHM employees”, he said.
Seth said this Group of Officers had to meet continuously from time to time with representatives of All JK NHM Employees Association for working towards resolution of issues but till date only customary meeting has happened, approximately after the lapse of 7 months, on August 2. He said the minutes of the meeting issued were mere customary and superficial and did not deliberate seriously on the issue of regularization and also did not facilitate the issuance of necessary orders of accepted demands.
He announced that on October 25, the Association will held a one-day protest demonstration as a reminder to the Government to immediately implement the demands accepted at the highest level and initiate the process of policy formulation for regularization of NHM employees in a time bound manner.

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