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Nurses adamant on work boycott from Sept 21

Talks with DG health services proved inconclusive

Amid the pandemic perpetuated by the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Uttarakhand health services face a challenge of agitation by the nurses. In support of their various demands the nurses are sporting black arm bands while working and have threatened to go on work boycott from September 21. In order to break the impasse, the director general (DG) state health services, Dr Amita Upreti called a delegation of the association of nurses for a dialogue on Monday. The meeting however proved inconclusive with the association sticking to its stand of work boycott from September 21. The president of association, Meenakshi Jakhmola said that the talks with the DG state health services were held in a very cordial atmosphere but the nurses have decided that they would only suspend their agitation after the Government Order (GO) for their demands is released.  The association is particularly peeved at the fact that neither the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat nor the secretary state health services have called them for dialogue. It is pertinent to mention here that recently the association of government doctors, the Provincial Medical Health Services (PMHS) was invited by CM for dialogue when it started an agitation. On meeting with the CM, the PMHS took back its agitation plan.

“It is good that the doctors were invited by CM and their problems were heard at top level but it is unfortunate that the nurses were not invited for talks. We are working with dedication and risking our lives while serving the Covid-19 patients. We are at the forefront of the war. If the government thinks we are not required then it should allow us to work from home. We only want justice,’’ said a nurse.

Tuesday, 15 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun

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