NHM staff hold rally in Tarn Taran
Our Correspondent
Tarn Taran, December 3
Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) seeking regularisation of their services had decided to return their appreciation letters and awards to the Health Department against the indifferent attitude of the state government.
The NHM employees under the banner of NHM Union, Punjab, had been on the agitation path since November 29 demanding for the regularising of their services.
They organised a rally in support of its current demand here on Friday in front of the Civil Surgeon’s office. The male and female employees across the district participated in the rally in a big number. Loveleen Kaur, district convener, led the agitation.
District president Jasbir Singh, Mandeep Singh, Neeru Mannan, Harjit Kaur were among the other who addressed on the occasion.
The leaders said that their associates rural doctors, pharmacists, Asha workers, Staff Nurses, Ministerial staff had been working in the health department with meagre salaries since the past 15 years but the state government had never think to regularise their services.
The organisation decides to return their awards given to them for their remarkable services while serving during the period when Covid-19 was at its peak.
