Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 22: As the State Government did not respond to its demand of regularization of employees of various Central schemes, the Joint Employees Coordination Committee of NHM, RNTCP, NACO and other schemes today extended their strike for another 72 hours.
Like 1st two days, hundreds of employees of National Health Mission (NHM), J&K State AIDS Control Society (JKSACS) and Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), demanding regularization of their services, assembled near Press Club Jammu on 3rd day of their 72 -hour long strike. Click here to watch video
The protesting employees also tried to march towards Civil Secretariat in the shape of a rally but were stopped by the police at Jewel Chowk where in a minor scuffle with police, three protesters got injured. The protesters raised slogans against the false promises made by the Government for framing a job policy for the employees of these organizations.
The presidents of all the three organizations viz Rohit Seth (NHM), Nissar Ahmad Dar (JKAC) and Dr SS Samyal (RNTCP) informed the media that Government of J&K is not paying any heed to their genuine demands and forcing them to take aggressive measures to project their demands, which will be not beneficial for anyone, especially the needy and poor patients.
Similarly, a protest was also organized at Press Enclave, Srinagar, by Joint Employees Coordination Committee of NHM, RNTCP, NACO and other schemes. They raised slogans against the Government for not paying heed to their genuine demand of regularization.
While speaking on the occasion, spokesperson of the JECC, Abdul Rauoof, said that they approached the State Government and all concerned agencies over last more than six years for framing a policy for their regularization but till date nothing has been done to concede their demand.
“Because of our hard work and dedication, our State is being awarded No 1 State for Primary Health Services from last three consecutive years throughout the country. Now in return if employees are asking for their dividends why Government is showing cold shoulder and are acting as a dumb/mute spectator”, he said, adding that the JECC has decided not to call off the strike till the Government come out with a roadmap/written proposal for regularization of the services of the employees of all the three schemes.
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