Orders issued for permanent jobs for 1,000 contract nurses

Health Minister Ma. Subramanian connected Tuesday handed implicit orders for imperishable jobs to 1,000 declaration nurses. He said that a authorities bid to supply maternity benefits for declaration nurses volition beryllium issued.

Nurses recruited connected contractual ground done the Medical Services Recruitment Board had protested demanding imperishable jobs and maternity benefits.

The Minister said that aft this authorities assumed charge, jobs person been regularised for 5,825 persons compared with 1,600 during the erstwhile regime. Another 5,932 declaration nurses person to beryllium regularised, and measures for this would beryllium taken soon, helium said successful a property release.

The monthly wage for 1,325 Reproductive and Child Health workers successful Primary Health Centres is being accrued from ₹1,500 to ₹5,000, helium said, adding that the orders would beryllium issued connected January 19. They are part-time maternity assistants who person been moving for astir 20 years, helium said.