Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Telangana ANMs Protest Workload, Demand Recruitment Completion
Some nurses in the Indian state of Telangana held a protest to tell their leaders that their jobs have become too hard.
These nurses, called auxiliary nurse midwives, help take care of mothers and babies.
They said they have too many duties and not enough coworkers.
The government announced it would hire 1,931 new nurses three years ago, but the hiring still hasn't finished.
The nurses also have to create special health accounts called ABHA for every patient.
Making these accounts needs a one-time password, but many patients don't want to share it because they are afraid of online scams.
Pregnant women often want their accounts made at their parents' home or their in-laws' home, which makes the nurses' work harder.
The nurses also said it's not fair to ask parents for a password while they are calming a crying baby after a vaccine.
They are asking the government to make this process easier and to finish hiring new nurses soon.
Auxiliary nurse midwives under the Telangana United Medical and Health Employees Union protested outside the commissionerate office at Koti, Hyderabad, on Thursday.
They demanded a reduction in workload, immediate completion of the long-pending recruitment process, and resolution of other service-related issues.
The union said regular, contractual, and outsourcing ANMs are overburdened by mandatory creation and linking of Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA), particularly for maternal and child healthcare.
Union leaders said only 1,931 regular ANM posts remain unfilled despite the recruitment notification being issued three years ago.
The union urged the government to simplify ABHA registration, noting beneficiaries refuse to share OTPs and Aadhaar details due to cybercrime fears, and that OTP requests right after vaccinating a child are impractical.
- Who
- Auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) of the Telangana United Medical and Health Employees Union, led by state general secretary K. Yada Naik and honorary president Bhupal.
- What
- A protest demanding reduced workload, immediate completion of recruitment for 1,931 regular ANM posts, and simplification of mandatory ABHA health account registration.
- When
- Thursday (exact date not specified in the article).
- Where
- Outside the commissionerate office at Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- ANMs say they are overburdened by mandatory creation and linking of Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) for maternal and child healthcare and other services, and by the three-year delay in filling 1,931 regular ANM posts.
- Protesting group
- Telangana United Medical and Health Employees Union (ANMs)
- Protest location
- Commissionerate office, Koti, Hyderabad
- Key demands
- Reduced workload, completion of recruitment, resolution of service issues
- Vacant regular ANM posts
- 1,931
- Recruitment notification delay
- Three years since notification, appointments not completed
- ABHA registration issue
- OTP required; beneficiaries refuse to share OTPs/Aadhaar details due to cybercrime concerns
- Services requiring ABHA linking
- Maternal and child healthcare, immunisation, non-communicable disease (NCD) services
- Union state general secretary
- K. Yada Naik