J&K NHM staffers suspend 35-day strike

JAMMU: National Health Mission (NHM) employees on Sunday suspended their 35-day-long strike after Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s assurance that their demands will be looked into. Thousands of NHM employees had gone on strike across the state on January 14 in support of various demands, including regularisation of services and implementation of 'equal pay for equal work' order, badly affecting the functioning of the government-run health institutions. “The decision to suspend the strike and resume duties from Monday was taken on the assurance of state Governor Satya Pal Malik that our genuine demands will be given a favourable consideration,” NHM Employees’ Association spokesperson Faizan A Tramboo told PTI.