Physiotherapists who work on contract basis seek revision of salary

Government contractual physiotherapists, who presently gully a monthly wage of ₹13,000, are demanding a minimum monthly wage of ₹35,000.

“There are 585 contractual physiotherapists moving successful authorities office hospitals, authorities aesculapian assemblage hospitals, municipality and agrarian superior wellness centres crossed the State. We person been moving for 5 to 10 years and started connected a wage of ₹10,000, which was accrued to ₹13,000 successful 2021. We person been asking for a reappraisal of our wage connected the ground of our acquisition qualification for the past 4 years,” M. Karunanithi, president of Tamil Nadu NHM (National Health Mission) Physiotherapists Association, said.

On Thursday, the contractual physiotherapists volition observe a hunger onslaught successful the metropolis to gully the attraction of the government to their demands.

Apart from contiguous revision of their salary, they person besides demanded conversion of municipality physiotherapists from hiring ground to declaration basis, to marque imperishable physiotherapists who person completed 5 years of service, and adjacent wage for adjacent work. 

The relation besides demanded implementation of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act 2021.