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Chandigarh, July 18 (HS). The Nursing Welfare Association of the state has accused the Haryana government of ignoring its demands and has announced to wear black badges on July 23 and 24 and go on a two-hour strike on July 25. On Thursday, the Nursing Welfare Association submitted memorandums in this regard to all the civil surgeons of the state.
State head of Nursing Welfare Association, Vinita Bangar, while talking to journalists in Chandigarh on Thursday, said that in 15 out of 22 districts of the state, civil surgeons have been warned of strike by giving memorandum in the name of Chief Minister, Health Minister, Director General of Health. Bangar said that 90 percent of the nursing staff are women, who do 12 hours duty at night. Despite this, the government is not serious about their demands. She said that the demand of Nursing Welfare Association is that they should be given nursing allowance of Rs 7200 like the Center and the nursing cadre should be removed from Group C and included in Group B. Also, the vacant post of Deputy Director of Nursing Cadre in the Director General's office should be filled with immediate effect.
Bangar said that if the above demands are not met, the nursing staff of Haryana will protest by wearing black badges on 23rd and 24th July and there will be a two-hour strike in all the hospitals of the state on 25th July. He said that emergency services will remain operational during the two-hour strike. If the government does not meet our demands, the further strategy will be announced in the state executive meeting on the evening of 25th July.
On this occasion many office bearers including founder member Sushila Kaushik, Vice President Manju Kochar, Suman Poria, Sudesh Malik, Vikas Yadav, State General Secretary Yogesh Sharma, Joint Secretary Santosh Sharma, Nisha Jung, Ruby Mor, State Treasurer Suman Kundu, State Press Secretary Sohan Chahal were present.
