The Union health ministry on Monday directed the chief of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi to ensure there was no d...
The Union health ministry on Monday directed the chief of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi to ensure there was no disruption in services as nurses of the institute went on an indefinite strike, PTI reported.
About 5,000 nurses began their strike on Monday afternoon. Their demands include the correction of an anomaly in the fixation of the initial pay based on the Sixth Central Pay Commission, addressing various matters such as removal of gender-based reservation in the recruiting process of nursing officers, the abolishment of contractual appointments, enhancement of hospital accommodation and cadre restructuring.
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The health ministry also warned that non-compliance of the “code of conduct” would be treated as an offence under the Disaster Management Act and the Indian Penal Code. The ministry cited a 2002 Delhi High Court verdict that said no employee, staff or faculty member should cease work for any reason.
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria appealed to the nurses to call off their agitation. “I appeal to all nurses and nursing officers not to go on strike, and not to make us feel embarrassed about the dignity that we have as far as the nurses are concerned,” he...
