T.N. mid-level healthcare providers demand job regularisation

The Tamil Nadu Mid-Level Healthcare Providers’ Union has handed over a representation to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, seeking job regularisation, basic salary hike, paid maternity leave, and the official re-designation of Mid-Level Healthcare Providers (MLHPs) as Community Health Officers.

The union, which represents 4,848 health and wellness centres in the State, said in its memorandum that MLHPs deliver 12 packages of services and perform 14 types of medical tests. Contractual MLHPs draw a basic salary of ₹21,000, up from ₹18,000, while their counterparts in other States receive ₹60,000 to ₹70,000, alongside monthly incentives, the petition said.