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The Tamil Nadu AIDS Control All Employees Welfare Association was reportedly informed that determination was nary proviso to regularise the contractual unit moving successful assorted positions nether the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS).
Association president M. Jayanthi said they person agelong urged the State authorities to marque the 2,400-odd unit moving arsenic counsellors, laboratory technicians, pharmacists, unit nurses, assemblage attraction coordinators, and medication unit permanent. “We person been moving nether TANSACS for 20 years. We bash not get immoderate benefits including pension and aesculapian cover,” she said.
She recalled that during the 2016 elections, the past DMK main M. Karunanidhi promised to regularise declaration staff. The request continued during the AIADMK regime. In 2021, the DMK promised to regularise services of declaration employees, but thing has happened truthful far, she said.
In a effect to the association’s telephone for protests, the Project Director of TANSACS, successful a letter, clarified that TANSACS functions nether the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO). The National AIDS Control Programme (NACP), implemented successful 5 phases, volition reason its 5th signifier successful March 2026.
According to NACO guidelines, employees are appointed connected a declaration ground for circumstantial intent and duration and are paid a consolidated salary. NACP concludes astatine the extremity of its task duration, and so, determination are nary provisions to regularise oregon proceed declaration positions beyond the task period. Contract employees are not entitled to immoderate benefits oregon perks disposable to authorities employees.
In effect to the demands of the association, TANSACS said determination are nary provisions for imperishable employment, authorities benefits, work regularisation, oregon pension benefits nether this programme. All employees moving successful TANSACS are appointed connected a declaration basis, and their declaration volition beryllium extended lone for the duration of the programme successful accordance with NACO guidelines. Contracts are renewed annually, and employment opportunities are provided accordingly. NACO has not created immoderate imperishable positions successful this programme, the missive said.
Ms. Jayanthi said that the relation would proceed to protestation demanding imperishable employment.
