The health assistants of Dhanbad district are now seen in the mood to fight a one-on-one battle with the government regarding their demands. Taking out a rally from the Dhanbad Civil Surgeon’s office, the health workers protested against the policies of the government regarding their demands. During this, the Sahiyas warned of a phased movement.
Dhanbad: The Sahiyas of the district took out a rally from the Dhanbad Civil Surgeon’s office on Wednesday and demonstrated against the policies of the government. Let us inform that 42 thousand health assistants are on strike in Jharkhand since January 23. The strike of the health workers is going on under the banner of the Jharkhand Pradesh Swasthya Sahiya Sangh. Health associates say that even after the assurance of the State Health Minister Banna Gupta, the demands have not been fulfilled.
Sahiyas get only two thousand rupees as incentive: In this regard, Neelam Devi of Jharkhand State Health Sahiya Sangh said that Sahiyas get only two thousand rupees as incentive from the government. We are doing our work since more than a decade. It is becoming difficult to run a family with this amount. All Sahiyas are going through financial crisis and the government is indifferent towards our demands. While we are tasked with vaccination campaign, check-up of pregnant women, care of malnourished children, mother-child protection, holding meetings in community health centers, identifying filariasis and tuberculosis patients, providing Dots medicine, providing safe delivery.
Sahiyas warned the government to fight a cross-border battle: Neelam Devi also said that the patience dam of about 2200 Sahiyas in Dhanbad district has now broken. The Chief Minister of Jharkhand is still sleeping with cotton in his ears. While Health Minister Banna Gupta had assured all of us Sahiya sisters that all your demands will be fulfilled by coordinating with you, but despite the assurance, Health Minister Banna Gupta is playing with the lives of all of us. . That’s why now the patience of all Sahiya sisters has broken and they have been forced to protest against the policies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Health Minister Banna Gupta.
