BENGALURU: Workers employed on contract basis in the health and
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education departments braved continuous rain to stage a protest at Freedom Park on Thursday.Holding umbrellas, the contract doctors, nursing and paramedical staff demanded an increase in their wages to bring their pay on a par with that of permanent employees, extension of health insurance, and 10 days of paid leave.
Health and medical education minister K Sudhakar met and assured the protesting workers that the government would soon revise their compensation.“The government will also take measures to fulfil other demands of contract workers, including health insurance coverage, 10 days paid leave per year, and maternity and paternity benefits,” he said. “The Union and state governments have taken up 49 programmes jointly for a given period. Hence, it is difficult to make them permanent employees. However, I assure you all efforts will be made to increase the wages.”Clarifying that there are some legal and technical difficulties to fulfilling certain demands, the minister assured the protesters that the government would take a comprehensive view of the issues and try to meet as many demands as possible. “Karnataka is one of the leading states in the country in terms of healthcare and we must further work to strengthen it,” he said, requesting the protesting workers to end their strike and resume work.
“People have placed a lot of trust in the public healthcare system. Healthcare cannot be provided by mere physical infrastructure. It is the doctors and healthcare workers and their efforts that will ensure the delivery of healthcare services to every citizen. It is impossible for us to progress by hurting the workers,” he said.education departments braved continuous rain to stage a protest at Freedom Park on Thursday.Holding umbrellas, the contract doctors, nursing and paramedical staff demanded an increase in their wages to bring their pay on a par with that of permanent employees, extension of health insurance, and 10 days of paid leave.
Health and medical education minister K Sudhakar met and assured the protesting workers that the government would soon revise their compensation.“The government will also take measures to fulfil other demands of contract workers, including health insurance coverage, 10 days paid leave per year, and maternity and paternity benefits,” he said. “The Union and state governments have taken up 49 programmes jointly for a given period. Hence, it is difficult to make them permanent employees. However, I assure you all efforts will be made to increase the wages.”Clarifying that there are some legal and technical difficulties to fulfilling certain demands, the minister assured the protesters that the government would take a comprehensive view of the issues and try to meet as many demands as possible. “Karnataka is one of the leading states in the country in terms of healthcare and we must further workWorkers employed on contract basis in the health and
medicalPeople have placed a lot of trust in the public healthcare system. Healthcare cannot be provided by mere physical infrastructure. It is the doctors and healthcare workers and their efforts that will ensure the delivery of healthcare services to every citizen. It is impossible for us to progress by hurting the workers,” he said.education departments braved continuous rain to stage a protest at Freedom Park on Thursday.Holding umbrellas, the contract doctors, nursing and paramedical staff demanded an increase in their wages to bring their pay on a par with that of permanent employees, extension of health insurance, and 10 days of paid leave.
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