Dialysis technicians demand regularisation of services

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Dialysis technicians, who were recruited done the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) successful 2021, staged a objection successful the metropolis connected Wednesday to gully the attraction of the Chief Minister to their request for regularisation of services.

A full of 138 dialysis technicians recruited done MRB during the COVID-19 pandemic person been demanding regular posts. Subash, coordinator, MRB Dialysis Technicians Association, said that determination were nary imperishable posts of dialysis technicians for astir 30 years.

Of the 292 posts created, lone 160 were recruited done MRB and 132 were waitlisted. Later, 120 technicians were posted nether the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS).

“In the past 5 years, determination has been a 60% summation successful the fig of dialysis machines and 80% summation successful the fig of patients but zero imperishable dialysis technicians’ post. Only dialysis technicians recruited done MRB person not been regularised. About 4,100 assorted posts recruited done MRB person been regularised from 2021 to 2026,” helium said.

They besides demanded 1 technician per displacement for each 3 dialysis machines arsenic per Indian Society of Nephrology guidelines. There are 1,287 dialysis machines, and going by this guideline, astatine slightest 800 technicians are required but lone 200 technicians are successful place, helium said.

The relation demanded doing distant with contractual appointments of technicians done the CMCHIS and urged the authorities to marque imperishable appointments.

Published - February 19, 2026 01:04 americium IST

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