Contract nurses in A.P. demand for regularisation of services, gross salary
Contract nurses and health workers in Andhra Pradesh have launched a protest after the state government rejected their demands for service regularisation and full gross salary. Officials cited the state's current financial constraints as the reason for denying the requests, despite previous assurances of a solution.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the ongoing tension between labor rights for contract workers and the fiscal limitations of state governments in the public health sector.
Contract nurses in A.P. demand for regularisation of services, gross salary left Contract health workers, including staff nurses and lab technicians, taking part in a protest at the Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on Wednesday. K.V.S. Giri Giri KVS https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/20jc4n/article71556593.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/vjkvg-nurses%203.JPG K V S Giri Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, 07-10-2026: Contract health workers, including staff nurses and lab technicians, taking part in a protest at the Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on Wednesday, demanding that their services be regularised.. Photo Giri KVS/ The Hindu VIJAYAWADA More than 200 contract employees, mostly staff nurses, gathered on the premises of the new Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on Wednesday, after the State government informed them that their demands for regularisation of services and 100% gross salary cannot be met.
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