Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 1: Female Multipurpose Health Workers (FMHWs) continued their district wise protest dharnas for release of their pending salaries, on 18th day today.
The main protest dharna was held here today at Madam Shashi Bala Memorial Park under the supervision of Sushil Sudan, president, Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation (JKMEF).
Wearing black dupattas, the protesting Female Multipurpose Workers raised slogans in support of their demands. Vinod Sharma, secretary general of JKMEF appealed the State Government to resolve all the problems of Female Multipurpose Workers.
Neelam Kumari, general secretary, FMHWs’ Welfare Association, also condemned the Government apathy and ignorance to genuine demands of FMPHWs working under Head-2211, who have been contributing to the department in various capacities and rendering innumerable essential services but are without salary for over 12 months.
Sushil Sudan, while addressing the protesting employees, condemned the indifferent attitude of Government towards 2211 head employees who have been struggling for last many years for the redressal of their genuine grievances.
He warned the Government to come up with the concrete solutions to their problem otherwise the health employees will be left with no choice except to observe complete shutdown of health services from June 8 to 10 as announced earlier.
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