Dimapur, Nov. 19 (EMN): Just two days after suspending its sit-in dharna following a meeting with the Health minister over their demand for service regularisation, the Department Recruited Aggrieved Nurses (DRAN) 2021 has reiterated that the advertisement clearly mentioned “regular basis” appointment. This contradicts Health department’s recent clarification that it had recruited the nurses “with clear direction that this appointment will be temporary and regular recruitment will be conducted through special NPSC recruitment drive”. “NPSC recruitment is normal recruitment as usual, but COVID pandemic recruitment is an extra-ordinary circumstances recruitment in a ‘Do or Die emergency basis’, and outside the purview of NPSC recruitment, conditioning DRAN members to resign from jobs serving as long as 17 years in National Health Mission (NHM) and other Services, and now applying ‘Use and discard’ policy against DRAN inhumanely,” read aggrieved nurses’ stat
Dimapur, Nov. 18 (EMN): The Department Recruited Aggrieved Nurses (DRAN) 2021 has called off their agitation after a crucial meeting with S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health and Family Welfare at his official residence on Thursday night. An update from DRAN informed that its representatives had an in-depth discussion with the Health minister, who assured to address their issues including release of their pending salaries. It may be mentioned that the aggrieved nurses, who were recruited during the COVID-19 pandemic, had been protesting since November 9 outside the Secretariat in Kohima demanding service regularisation and pending salary of four months (since July). They entered into the ninth day of protest on Thursday, while also resorting to cease-work including emergencies and intensive care unit from November 15 onwards.
Dimapur, Nov. 18 (EMN): The Department Recruited Aggrieved Nurses (DRAN) 2021 has called off its sit-in dharna following assurance from the Health minister, S Pangnyu Phom, to look into their problem. An update from DRAN informed that its representatives had an in-depth discussion on its grievances with the Health minister, who assured all possible assistance and early release of the pending salaries. DRAN added that it has decided to suspend its ongoing dharna on the request of the Health minister. It may be mentioned that the aggrieved nurses, who were recruited during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been protesting outside the Secretariat in Kohima since November 9, demanding the state government to regularise their service and release the pending salary of four months. Yimkhiung Akheru Arihako (YAA), an apex student body of the Yimkhiung community, has extended support to the ongoing agitation of aggrieved nurses under the Department of Recruited Aggrieved Nurses (DRAN) 2021. “T
Dimapur, Nov. 15 (EMN): The Department Recruited Aggrieved Nurses (DRAN) has resorted to cease-work from today, including emergency and intensive care unit (ICU) services, demanding the state government to regularise their services. DRAN 2021, in an update on Tuesday, informed that they were invited to the Secretariat in Kohima for a meeting, headed by two PS to chief minister; secretary, Health and Family Welfare; additional secretary and Health department officials. It stated that the government officials tried to “convince” the nurses to appear for the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) examination, but they “stuck to their demand for their legitimate right for regularisation”. The aggrieved nurses further expressed their regret to the public; and thanked all the well-wishers and the civil society organisations for their support.
Dimapur, Nov. 16 (EMN): The ‘Department Recruited Aggrieved Nurses (DRAN) 2021’ has decided to go ahead with its third stage of agitation after its meeting with the Health department officials was inconclusive. Dismayed over their pleas falling on deaf ears, the DRAN members decided to stage dharna from today, Thursday, and not to leave the site of the protest at the Secretariat in Kohima till their demands are fulfilled, informed an update. They went on to say that they had meeting with the Trained Nurses’ Association of India, Nagaland, and were visited by three student bodies to show their solidarity and support to the ongoing agitation. Health department clarifies Meanwhile, the Health department once again clarified that it had recruited the nurses “with clear direction that these appointment will be temporary and regular recruitment shall be conducted through special NPSC recruitment drive” for all post coming under the purview of NPSC, after correcting an erroneous