MKCG Medical College Hospital Staff Nurses on Wednesday decided to embark on an indefinite stir to press for their eight-point charter of demands.
Earlier, they were given assurance by the State Government a number of times for fulfilment of their demands.
Staff Nurse Association functionaries in a Press meet here demanded implementation of the Reassured Career Progression (RACP), opening of the Service Books of 79 nurses, regularisation of 57 Staff Nurse jobs who have completed six years service period, regularisation of the jobs of the contractual nurses and implementation of the Supreme Court directions of equal pay for equal work. The State had assured that it would fulfil their demands within one month.
Associations State secretary Prabhati Mohanty, MKCG branch president Bhagabati Mohanty, general secretary Shibani Dash, joint secretary Kanak lata Dash and legal advisor Harsha Prasad Das were present.
In another development, the MKCG branch of Odisha Medical Employees’ Association has demanded withdrawal of the advertisement for contractual appointment for Group D posts. The experienced employees working for more than 15 years should be appointed in the posts. Though there are vacancies for 270 posts, advertisement has been given for contractual appointment for 115 posts. Due to this the employees working since long would be deprived of appointment, said the association. later, they went in a procession to the RDCs office and submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister through the RDC. Among others, association’s advisors Rabi Rath and loknath Mandia, legal advisor Pradeep Behera, State vice-president Sukanta Mukhi,joint secretary Saroj Panigrahi and general secretary lal Mohan Behera were present.