National Health Mission Employees Stage Innovative Protest in Telangana Over Pending Salaries

National Health Mission (NHM) employees in Telangana staged innovative protests demanding that the government resolve their long-pending issues and release their unpaid salaries immediately.

Contract and outsourcing staff who have been protesting for days expressed distress over not receiving salaries for several months. They stated that the delay in wage payments has made it extremely difficult to manage their daily household expenses and support their families.

The protesting healthcare workers urged health department officials and the state government to intervene promptly. Their demands include regularising contract employees, providing equal pay on par with regular staff, and sanctioning paid maternity leave for female employees to ensure family security.

NHM Employee Joint Action Committee representatives warned that if the government fails to respond immediately and disburse the pending remuneration, they will intensify their agitation across the state.