Show-cause notices issued to 4,000 nurses in Tamil Nadu
Pushpa Narayan | TNN | Updated: Nov 27, 2017, 17:48 IST
More than 3,000 nurses gathered outside DMS in Chennai on Monday demanding permanent job and better salary and... Read More CHENNAI: The Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services has issued to show-cause notices to around 4,000 nurses who abstained from duty on Monday. These nurses should submit their replies in the next three days, director of medical and rural health services Dr M R Enbasekaran said.
On Monday, more than 3,000 nurses gathered outside Enbasekaran's office in Chennai demanding permanent job and better salary and working hours.
Dr Enbasekaran, director of medical education Dr Edwin Joe and director of public health Dr K Kolandaswamy held talks with representatives of nurses association.
Services in several government hospitals, including primary health clinics, were affected following the strike.
"I have sought an explanation. Government hospitals are places where poor people come for treatment. It is unfair on the part of the 4,000 nurses who abstained from work," said Dr Enbasekaran.
Though officials said they had promised to take up the nurses' demands, the latter decided to continue their strike.
The state health department had appointed more than 11,000 nurses on contract basis through the Tamil Nadu Medical Recruitment Board for a monthly salary of Rs 7,000. The nurses said they were selected based on the results of a competitive exam since 2012.
Pushpa Narayan | TNN | Updated: Nov 27, 2017, 17:48 IST
More than 3,000 nurses gathered outside DMS in Chennai on Monday demanding permanent job and better salary and... Read More CHENNAI: The Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services has issued to show-cause notices to around 4,000 nurses who abstained from duty on Monday. These nurses should submit their replies in the next three days, director of medical and rural health services Dr M R Enbasekaran said.
On Monday, more than 3,000 nurses gathered outside Enbasekaran's office in Chennai demanding permanent job and better salary and working hours.
Dr Enbasekaran, director of medical education Dr Edwin Joe and director of public health Dr K Kolandaswamy held talks with representatives of nurses association.
Services in several government hospitals, including primary health clinics, were affected following the strike.
"I have sought an explanation. Government hospitals are places where poor people come for treatment. It is unfair on the part of the 4,000 nurses who abstained from work," said Dr Enbasekaran.
Though officials said they had promised to take up the nurses' demands, the latter decided to continue their strike.
The state health department had appointed more than 11,000 nurses on contract basis through the Tamil Nadu Medical Recruitment Board for a monthly salary of Rs 7,000. The nurses said they were selected based on the results of a competitive exam since 2012.
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