The association of trained and contractual Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery (ANM) has warned of an agitation if the health department fails to fill vacant posts of nurses. large numbers of contractual and unemployed ANMs from all part of the State attended a meeting at State capital on Sunday and discussed their future course of agitation.
It was decided that a delegation of the association would meet the State Chief Minister Harish Rawat and apprise him the issues of ANMs.
The President of the association, Ritu Saini said that large numbers of posts of ANM are vacant in state health services but the government is not initiating the process of recruitment. She said that large number of health department gave training to hundreds of ANMs via offices of Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) from the year 2008 to 2011 but appointments were made in only three districts. In the districts of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Tehri the ANMs were kept on contract and their services are not yet regularized. She said that the association would intensify its agitation in coming days which would include strike and taking the matter to the court. The members of the association said that their wait for the job is very long and agonizing from last six years.
The meeting was attended by Anjana Chamoli, Chanda Manral, Archana Nautiyal, Bhararti Rawat, Malati Mahar and others.