The National Health Mission (NHM) United Forum, Tripura unit, submitted a 15-point charter of demands to Chief Medical Officers across all eight districts on October 1, seeking measures including regularisation, equal pay, retirement-age extension and social security benefits for NHM employees.
Key Takeaways:
- NHM United Forum submitted a 15-point charter of demands to CMOs in all eight districts of Tripura.
- Key demands include regularisation, equal pay for equal work, a 65-year service age, Provident Fund and insurance benefits.
- The South Tripura CMO expressed agreement with the demands and assured representatives of need-based action.
The National Health Mission United Forum Tripura (NHMUFT) on Thursday stepped up its efforts to highlight the demands of NHM employees across the state by submitting a 15-point charter to health authorities in all eight districts.
The North Tripura district committee submitted the demands to the Chief Medical Officer of North Tripura as part of a pre-announced state-wide programme. Representatives of the forum said the initiative aims to place the various demands and problems faced by NHM employees before the concerned authorities.
The forum’s North Tripura district president and secretary, state committee representatives and representatives of NHM employees from different sections attended the deputation programme.
Demands Raised Across Eight Districts
The North Tripura programme formed part of a wider state-level initiative by the NHM United Forum. According to the forum, its representatives submitted the same charter of demands to the Chief Medical Officers of all eight districts on October 1.
The organisation said it planned the deputations to draw the health authorities’ attention to the different demands and issues affecting NHM employees.
The forum has raised several demands concerning the employment conditions and benefits of NHM workers. These include regularisation of Tripura’s NHM employees on the lines of Manipur, an increase in the service age to 65 years and payment of festival advance.
The forum also demanded equal pay for equal work and Provident Fund facilities for all NHM employees.
Insurance coverage and Child Care Leave also formed part of the demands presented to the health authorities.
South Tripura Representatives Meet CMO
A similar programme took place in South Tripura on Thursday. Representatives of the National Health Mission United Forum, South Tripura, held a meeting with the Chief Medical Officer of the South district.
The representatives welcomed the Chief Medical Officer during the meeting and subsequently presented the demands of NHM employees.
The South Tripura forum representatives highlighted regularisation of NHM employees as one of their key demands. They sought regularisation on the lines of the system followed in Manipur.
The representatives also demanded raising the service age limit to 65 years and providing festival advances to NHM employees.
Equal Pay and Social Security Benefits
Equal pay for equal work emerged as another major demand raised by the forum. The representatives also sought Provident Fund benefits for all NHM employees.
Insurance coverage and Child Care Leave were among the other demands placed before the South Tripura Chief Medical Officer.
The demands cover both employment status and employee benefits. The forum sought measures it says would address issues faced by NHM employees across the state.
South CMO Assures Need-Based Action
During the meeting in South Tripura, the Chief Medical Officer agreed with the demands raised by the forum representatives.
The official also assured the representatives that necessary measures would be taken based on requirements.
The simultaneous deputations in North Tripura, South Tripura and the other districts marked a coordinated effort by the NHM United Forum to place its 15-point charter before the health authorities.
The forum’s state-wide programme focused on bringing the demands and concerns of NHM employees directly to the concerned district health authorities.
