Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: A one-day conference of Jammu and Kashmir Medical Employees Federation (JKMEF) was held at office of Block Medical Officer (BMO), Marh, wherein the speakers highlighted the demands of the employees.
The conference, which was chaired by president, JKMEF, Sushil Sudan, highlighted various demands of the employees, which included immediate clearance of DPC of various categories, filling up of vacant posts in Health and Family Welfare Department strictly as per seniority, creation of posts of District Pharmacy Officers and Block Pharmacy Officers besides Section Officers in all the CMO offices and posts of Head Assistants at Block level, and enhancement of FTA in favour of Basic Health Workers from Rs 45 to Rs 1000 per month.
The Federation also demanded risk allowance for Health Department employees, regularization of daily rated workers, two and half day extra pay in favour of non-gazetted employees, filling of vacant posts in Block Marh, promotion for FMPHWs having undergone Nursing training, bringing pay scale of CHOs at par with Central grades, filling up of posts of CHOs in all PHCs and release of salary of Family Welfare employees working under new pension scheme and consolidated Safaiwalas, who are without wages for the last several months.
Meanwhile a body of employees of NRHM staff was framed and Jasmail Singh was unanimously elected its president. It was decided in the conference that the other members of the body will be elected separately.
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