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Nursing officers astatine the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad were concisely prevented from moving wrong the field connected Monday (December 15, 2025) aft infirmary authorities directed information unit to the gates erstwhile a small, soundless rally was attempted arsenic portion of an ongoing protest, the NIMS Nursing Union said.
Speaking to The Hindu, NIMS Nursing Union General Secretary Krishna said the unit had been observing a peaceful achromatic badge protestation for the past 1 week to gully attraction to unresolved issues related to work and welfare. As portion of the protest, the national had planned a abbreviated rally, wholly wrong the infirmary premises.
“We were not stepping retired of the hospital. Despite this, the Director and Medical Superintendent instructed information guards to fastener the gates and forestall america from moving,” helium said. According to the union, nurses were locked adjacent the billing conception for a little period.
The concern eased aft infirmary administrators called national leaders for discussions. “Some representatives were asked to travel successful for negotiations. During the talks, the absorption told america that the issues would person to beryllium taken up with the Health Minister and that an assignment would beryllium arranged,” Mr. Krishna said.
He added that keeping diligent attraction successful view, the national subsequently asked each nursing unit to instrumentality to duty. “At nary constituent did we privation diligent services to beryllium affected,” helium said, adding that the national is present awaiting a ceremonial assignment to contiguous its demands to the Health Minister.
The national said the protestation was aimed astatine bringing renewed attraction to concerns implicit expanding workload, restoration of aesculapian services to the parents of declaration nursing officers, filling of vacant posts, encashment of earned leave, cadre review, and due presumption and wage for lecturers astatine NIMS Nursing College and their spouses, successful enactment with AIIMS scales.
Unresolved issues see work benefits, promotions, staffing requirements and the proviso of basal payment facilities for nursing staff. It reiterated its request for the implementation of earned permission encashment arsenic approved by the NIMS Executive Board, on with the enhanced gratuity magnitude of ₹16,00,000 notified successful G.O. Ms. No.56 of June 2021.
The national besides sought the granting of three-months maternity permission to pistillate employees arsenic mandated nether G.O. Ms. No.209 issued successful November 2016, stating that respective of these provisions stay unimplemented contempt repeated representations.
