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Nagaland Cong voices concern over Health Department �fiasco�

By Correspondent

DIMAPUR, June 16 - The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) today asked the Nagaland Government to keep in abeyance its June 13 decision to regularise the services of 27 general duty medical officers who were appointed on May 27 on the ground of constraint of manpower to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The doctors were reportedly appointed for 12 months on a contractual basis.

NPCC president K Therie, in a release, has also urged the National Health Mission Employees Association Nagaland (NEAN) to call off its strike to save lives.

The NEAN has launched an indefinite cease-work strike since June 14 over the issue, while the Nagaland Junior Doctors Association has also warned of stern action if the Health and Family Welfare Department goes ahead with the regularisation of the 27 contingency doctors.

Therie said the failure to arrive at an understanding between the State Government, NEAN and NJDA is disturbing.

�The fiasco created by the Cabinet decision in the medical department during this time of the pandemic is uncalled for. Regularisation was not at all a priority,� he said.

�We all understand this is the time we need maximum service output from the medical fraternity to save the lives of our people from the novel coronavirus pandemic. This is the time we must work together with the spirit of sacrifice,� he said.

Therie said the Congress party has noticed the discrepancy caused to the NHM employees from the beginning as they are given lower salary for the same work or more work, more postings in outposts and their salaries are also not paid on time. He said the Government is expected to play a fair game with all its children and should avoid working under pressure or to please some individuals or small sections.

According to Therie, the State Cabinet decision violated the spirit of fundamental rights of equal opportunity as provided in the Constitution.

Therie suggested that the Government should talk with the NEAN and the NJDA, upholding the values of Constitutional provisions and equal opportunity.

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