Srinagar, August 8: Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakina Itoo on Friday said that the proposal for an increase in the honorarium of National Health Mission (NHM) employees has already been sent to the Central Government for consideration.
Speaking about the concerns of NHM workers, Itoo said that the employees are playing a significant role in strengthening the healthcare system and are working tirelessly across the Health Department.
“NHM workers do a lot of work and their role in the Health Department is very important. Their payment comes from the Central Government, and I have taken up the matter with the Centre several times,” she said.
The Minister said she wanted to assure all NHM employees through the media that the issue of their honorarium hike has already been formally taken up with the Union Government.
“I have already sent the case to the Central Government for increasing the honorarium of NHM employees. Recently, we also had a meeting with the Union Health Minister, and I discussed this issue with him,” Itoo said.
She added that the Union Health Minister had assured her that the demand for an honorarium hike for NHM employees would be examined.
“The Union Health Minister has said that he will definitely examine the issue of increasing the pay/honorarium of NHM employees,” she said.
Itoo further stated that some other issues concerning NHM employees at the level of the Jammu and Kashmir Government are also being examined by the administration.
The Minister reiterated that the government is aware of the concerns of NHM workers and is pursuing the matter with the concerned authorities at the Centre.(KNC)
