Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 16: Health services were affected in various Government hospitals across Jammu province due to employees’ pen/tool down strike, which entered into 8th consecutive day, today.
The Health employees including Ministerial Staff, X-Ray Technicians, Pharmacists, Dental Technicians, Ophthalmic Technicians, Basic Health Workers, Lab Technicians, OT Technicians, etc are observing complete pen/tool strike since June 8 in support of Female Multipurpose Health Workers (FMPHWs), who are staging district wise dharnas for last over one month, for getting their pending salaries and permanent solution of salary issue.
A complete shutdown like situation prevailed in hospitals of Jammu Division while emergency services remain unaffected. Most of the revenue generating counters remained closed. Health services at Government Hospitals at Gandhi Nagar and Sarwal, LRPU Gangyal and other major/minor health institutions in the Division remained paralyzed.
The diagnostic services like ultrasound and X-ray also remain paralyzed. Routine surgeries were cancelled and most of the patients continued to be turned away from the hospitals. However, Gynae surgeries were being conducted and other emergency services were running smoothly in all the hospitals.
The employees continued protest at district and sub district hospitals today demanding immediate release of one and half year’s salary to them. The main protest of FMPHWs held at Madam Shashi Bala Memorial Park in Jammu, wherein addressing the protesting workers, JKMEF president, Sushil Sudan, extended their full support to them. He assured them that JKMEF and all its affiliated associations would fight for the cause of FMPHWs till they get justice.
A protest of employees also held at PHC Dansal under the leadership of Anil Khajuria, JKMEF president for Block Dansal, and Rohit Seth, provincial president, NHM Employees’ Association, Jammu province. The protesting employees demanded immediate release of pending salaries of FMPHWs and permanent settlement of Salary Head 2211.
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