TN: Nurses demand regularization of services after being terminated from work before end of contract
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Vellore: After being terminated from work by Tamil Nadu Government, more than 100 nurses employed on a contract basis at the COVID care centers have submitted a petition to the Chief Minister's cell at the Secretariat demanding regularization of their services.
These nurses were appointed for a period of 3 months in May this year to serve at the COVID care centers especially during the second wave.
As per a recent media report by The Hindu, a total of 115 nurses were appointed by the district administration for three months in May to provide the additional workforce necessary to handle the pandemic. Most of the nurses were working at the Government Medical College in Adukkamparai and many of them were from Tiruttani, Tiruvannamalai, Tirupathur, and Vellore. These nurses served for three shifts and were receiving a monthly pay of Rs14,000.
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