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JAMMU: Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation (JKMEF) today held a protest/dharna at Madam Shashi Bala Memorial Park in the premises of Directorate of Health Services Jammu under the leadership of its president, Sushil Sudan.
JAMMU, Nov 20: Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation (JKMEF) on Saturday held a protest in the premises of Directorate of Health Services Jammu under the leadership of its president, Sushil Sudan.
A Protest was held for not honouring the agreement with the Govt which was inked on August 6, 2021 at Srinagar in the presence of the then Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Health and Medical Education Atal Dulloo, Director Health Services Jammu, Dr. Renu Sharma and officers of Administrative Department of Civil Secretariat Srinagar.
“The Govt on August 6, 2021 accepted our demands of Departmental Promotion Committee (Promotions) of health employees and promised to conduct it within 15 days but now after the lapse of four months nothing has been done so far the health employees suffering a lot,” Sudan told reporters during a protest.
Furthermore, he added, during the COVID-19 pandemic LT Governor of UT Jammu & Kashmir rewarded the services of doctors and paramedical staff and in-light of this sanctioned rewarding amount @ Rs 10,000 for doctors, Rs 7000 for paramedical staff and Rs 5,000 for drivers and class IV employees vide Govt. order no.360 JK (HME) of 2021 dated May 4, 2021 but till date not even a single health warrior is rewarded.
Sushil urged the government as well as Director Heath Services Jammu to conduct DPC as the earliest and if the Government fail to conduct DPC of health employees they will further launch protest with full mighty force.
Meanwhile, he said, keeping the present scenario of COVID-19 and enhancement in positive cases the proposed chain hunger strike on November 23, 2021 has been suspended temporarily.
Others who addressed the gathering include Dharminder Singh, Bharat Bhushan Bhagat, Dheeraj Sharma, Anita Bhagat, Kamal Jit Sawhney, Ved Paul Saini, Pawan Singh Jamwal, Meema Devi, Jag Dutt Sharma, Bhannu, Mukhtar Kohli, Madan Lal Sharma, Daleep Ch, Shaffkat Hussain and Irshad Ahmed.