J&K: NHM staff launch 72-hour strike over salary deduction
Medical staff working under the National Health Mission (NHM) has launched a 72-hour strike outside the Sub-District Hospital in Gandoh, reported the ANI. The protest was triggered by allegations that the state government had deducted the equivalent of 2.5 days’ salary from their monthly pay. Holding placards and voicing their demands, the healthcare workers expressed anger over what they described as an abrupt and unfair financial deduction. They stated that the 2.5 days’ pay had traditionally been granted as compensation for overtime work. Protesters explained that the additional pay covered duties performed on Sundays, gazetted holidays, and night shifts.“This protest is for the salary of 2.5 days. We used to receive this amount because we worked during holidays and nights,” said one demonstrator. Allegations of pay disparity Some staff members also highlighted disparities within the system, claiming that regular employees continue to receive such benefits while NHM workers do not. The agitation was organised following a formal notice issued by the Medical Employees Federation of Jammu and Kashmir, which called for the protest to press …
