The association of National Health Mission (NHM) contractual employees has welcomed the decision of State Government to set up a high level committee to look into the demands of the contractual workers of the Health Department. A meeting of association was organised here on Thursday where the letter of state health minister Surendra Singh Negi which mentioned the government’s decision was discussed. The secretary of the association, Vimal Mourya said that it was decided in the meeting that the association would seek support of all elected representatives for their job regularization in health department.
There are more than 1500 contractual workers employed under NHM who are working in different projects and hospitals of state government. Apart from job regularization the members also demand a proper insurance cover and implementation of Human Resource policy for them. The association also wants removal of pay disparity and timely increments.