In view of the rising Covid-19 cases, the State Government has decided to appoint unemployed trained and registered ANMs (auxiliary nurses and midwifes) for the proposed Covid Care Homes in gram panchayats.
As per an order issued by the Health & Family Welfare Department, as many as 7,000 trained personnel would be engaged temporarily in the Covid Care Homes covering the 6,798 panchayats of the State.
The base-level health activity in the Covid Care Homes would be managed by unemployed trained and registered ANMs.
As per the decision, at least one unemployed ANM would be employed per each proposed Covid Care Home.
In case of unavailability of manpower in this category, unemployed registered staff nurses or pharmacists can be preferred to be engaged in place of ANMs.
The engagement is temporary for a period of three months only or till the Covid Care Homes are functional. The engagement is terminable at any period of time.
The CDMOs and PHOs would recruit the personnel through walk-in-interviews in a transparent manner. Each one engaged would be paid a remuneration of Rs 850 per day.
In case of non-availability of ANMs, trained staff nurses or pharmacists may be engaged alternatively with a daily remuneration of Rs 1,000.
The ANMs would be engaged as per number of Covid Care Homes to be opened in the respective district.