The nurses on contract duty at Primary Health Centres (PHC) in the state must be given permanent postings, said Dr G R Ravindranath, the president of the Tamil Nadu Medical Workers Association at a press meet in the city.
He said there are around 1,629 PHCs, all over Tamil Nadu, and that nurses were appointed at these centres on a contract basis, suffering poor working conditions. "They are paid a meagre Rs 4,000 in the first year of joining, and an addition of Rs 500 for every year in work," he said. For the last five years, the government has not been appointing nurses in permanent posts. Instead, temporary workers are appointed, and are not provided with the facilities or pay scales available to regular employees, he said.
He said there are around 1,629 PHCs, all over Tamil Nadu, and that nurses were appointed at these centres on a contract basis, suffering poor working conditions. "They are paid a meagre Rs 4,000 in the first year of joining, and an addition of Rs 500 for every year in work," he said. For the last five years, the government has not been appointing nurses in permanent posts. Instead, temporary workers are appointed, and are not provided with the facilities or pay scales available to regular employees, he said.
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