Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 13: To raise the critical issues affecting employees, a delegation of All Jammu and Kashmir National Health Mission Employees Association (AJKNHMEA) called on Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, here today.
The delegation led by president, Rohit Seth also submitted a detailed memorandum outlining their demands, which included calls for regularization of employees, pay revisions and service byelaws.
The memorandum underscored the need for regularizing NHM employees, a process that has seen little progress despite Government orders and recommendations dating back to 2017.
The delegation proposed rationalizing NHM staff by filling vacant positions in health institutions across the Union Territory, which would not only address workforce shortages but also alleviate funding constraints under the Central Government’s budgetary provisions.
Another major demand was a 100% salary hike for the fiscal year 2024-25, with the association pointing out that no pay revisions have been implemented since 2009.
The employees also called for the immediate formulation of service byelaws, a proposal that has been pending since discussions began in 2022.
During the meeting, the Deputy CM expressed his commitment to resolving the delays in salary payments and assured the delegation that he would take up the matter with higher authorities to ensure immediate redressal.
Among others who were the part of delegation included Rajesh Kumar (District President, Samba), Sahil Sharma (District President, Reasi), Koshal Kumar Sharma (Block President, Reasi), Deepak Kumar (Vice President, Reasi) and other members of the association.
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