Government to Regularise 1,000 Contract Nurses in Phase I

The government in Chennai has decided to make 1,000 contract nurses permanent employees in the first phase.

This decision was made after several meetings with nurse representatives.

The nurses agreed to stop their protest after this assurance.

The government also promised to speed up pending promotions and create new jobs for more nurses.

They have already made 4,825 contract nurses permanent since 2021.

The government is also working on giving paid maternity leave to contract nurses and will soon issue an order for it.

They also assured that the pending salary increases will be given without delay.