SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Dec 14: Jharkhand State Non-Gazetted Employees’ Federation (JS NGEF) served 7 points of demand, including fixation of the same work and pay for health employees to the health minister.
Ashok Kumar Singh ‘Nayan’, the state general secretary of JSNGEF, the frontal organization of 1.70 lakh state government employees, said that employees’ patience is running out. Over 43,000 health staff, including NHM Sahiyas (ASHA workers), have been working for the last 17 years, even though the government needs to take cognizance of their plight.
“So, the Federation has served 7 points of demand to the health minister for immediate implementation today. The government’s inaction would compel the state government employees to take an agitational path,” said Ashok Kumar Singh ‘Nayan’.
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The main demands of the Federation are the regularization of the job of all Sahiya (ASHA workers) Block Training Trainers (BTT), State Training Trainers (STT) and NHM staff and fixation of their scale on the same work same pay basis and formation of their departmental service conditions.
The Federation has also demanded deployment of BTT in his posting block, and those who have been sent on deputation in another block should be sent back immediately.
The honorarium of all employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in all districts should be increased by 15% as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendation. The Federation has also demanded incentives for health employees who worked during COVID-19 and compensation as well as government jobs for the dependents of employees who died during the pandemic.
The Federation has also demanded the enhancement of retirement of these employees to 65 years from 60 years.
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