In a big relief to the state government and the people of Uttarakhand, the nurses of the state health services have taken back their agitation plan. The association of the nurses had earlier planned to go on an indefinite work boycott from September 30. The decision to suspend the agitation was taken after a delegation of the association of nurses met the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. The delegation appeared satisfied after the meeting and decided to suspend their agitation. In the meeting the delegation submitted a memorandum to the CM. Addressing the nurses, the CM said that the nursing staff are discharging their duties with utmost sincerity during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19. He appreciated the health workers for their selfless service to the society. Directing the officials to take necessary action on the demands of the nurses, the CM said that the recruitment of vacant positions of nurses and renaming staff nurses to nursing officers would be soon done.
The president of the association Meenakshi Jakhmola said that the CM heard the grievance of the nurses very attentively. She added that the CM assured them that the proposal to take back the decision to deduct one day’s salary of nurses would be brought before the state cabinet soon. She said that the posts of nurses have been increased on the basis of norms of IPHS and GO for which has been issued.
