Agitating ANMs suspend strike after assurance from Additional Chief Secy

After assurance from the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Om Prakash, the agitating Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery (ANMs) of state health services suspended their strike on Wednesday afternoon. Thousands of ANMs across the state observed strike on the day affecting the immunisation and other works

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The ANMs are demanding implementation of the Government Order (GO) which mandates a grade pay of Rs 5400 on completion of 16 years of service and grade pay of Rs 6600 on 26 years of service. The President of the association of ANMs Guddi Matura said that the agitation was suspended after assurance from ACS. She warned that a massive agitation would be launched if the demands of ANMs is not accepted till July 04.