ESIC nursing officers take part in nationwide black badge protest against mandatory transfers
Nursing officers across ESIC hospitals in India have launched a three-day black badge protest against mandatory transfers under the Annual General Transfer 2026 policy. The federation claims the transfers violate existing agreements and lack transparency, threatening an indefinite strike if their demands for policy revision are not met.
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Labor disputes in the healthcare sector can significantly disrupt medical services, highlighting tensions between administrative policy and employee rights.
Nursing officers working in Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospitals and medical institutions across the country on Thursday, July 16, began a three-day black badge protest against large-scale mandatory transfers carried out under the Annual General Transfer (AGT) 2026. Nursing officers from ESIC Medical College in Hyderabad also participated in the protest.
The protest, organised by the All India ESIC Nursing Officers’ Federation (AIESICNOF), marks the first phase of a nationwide agitation over the transfer of Assistant Nursing Superintendents, Senior Nursing Officers and Nursing Officers. The federation has already served a strike notice to the Union Minister for Labour and Employment, who is also the Chairman of ESIC, alleging that the transfer orders violate the existing transfer policy and were issued without transparent or objective criteria.
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