Move to regularise only 167 nurses disappointing, says association

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With the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) scheduling a counselling league to sorb unit nurses moving connected declaration ground to regular timescale, the Tamil Nadu Nurses Empowerment Association said it was disappointing that lone 167 nurses were called to be the counselling erstwhile 8,000 nurses were waiting to beryllium regularised.

According to a circular issued by the DMS, online counselling for absorption of contract-based unit nurses into the regular clip standard against disposable vacancies was projected to beryllium conducted connected December 15.

A full of 167 nurses, who were recruited done the Medical Services Recruitment Board (MRB) and are moving connected contractual basis, were called to be the counselling.

Following this, the relation said astir 8,000 nurses who were recruited done the MRB to enactment successful Tamil Nadu authorities hospitals were hoping that the DMK authorities would fulfil its predetermination committedness of regularising declaration unit into imperishable positions.

However, with elections approaching, the announcement of a counselling league to regularise the services of lone 167 nurses is disappointing, N. Subin, wide caput of the association, said successful a statement. “Through this, the DMK authorities has betrayed the spot of the nurses. It should reconsider its determination and regularise the services of each MRB nurses who were selected done examinations earlier the elections,” helium said successful the statement.

Published - December 14, 2025 01:03 americium IST

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