Nurses on strike in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: Government hospitals of Madhya Pradesh suffered with the crises in work Monday, around 2,500 nurses demanding a hike in salary and improvement in work conditions go on strike. The state government invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) on nursing services for three months.
The state Health Minister Mahendra Hardia said, “Along with other demands, salaries at par with sixth pay commission recommendations have already been accepted for nurses. ESMA has been invoked in view of the agitation. Strict action will be taken against the striking nurses.”
Madhya Pradesh Nurses Association coordinator Laxminarayan Sharma said, “We informed government about going on mass leave long ago. Now, we are going for it.” He termed the strike as ‘mass leave’.
(News Editor- Naushin Fatima Khan)
