Silchar: The ongoing protest by National Health Mission (NHM) workers at SM Dev Civil Hospital, Silchar, under the banner of the All Assam Health and Technical Welfare Association, has severely affected medical services, raising growing concerns over patient care.
The workers staged the protest to highlight their long-standing demands regarding welfare issues and tensions within the healthcare sector. On the final day of the protest, workers adopted a unique approach by performing Dhamaail songs as a symbolic way to express their demands.
During the protest, two healthcare workers collapsed due to illness, further intensifying the protest.
NHM Workers Protest in Silchar Hospital Over Pay and Welfare Issues
The demands of the protesting workers include the regularisation of NHM employees through a recruitment procedure to fill both existing and newly created vacancies. Furthermore, they are seeking the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission to ensure fair salary structures and better financial security.
The association is also urging the government to enforce the Supreme Court’s 2013 verdict (213/2013). It mandates ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’, to address the wage disparity among healthcare workers.
The protest continues to put pressure on the authorities, with healthcare services remaining partially disrupted.