Mumbai, July 16, 2025(ANI): Maharashtra State Nurses Association on July 16 continued with their protest for the second day against the government’s policies for contractual workers as against permanent employees. The protesting employees demand meeting with the government officials for negotiations regarding fair pay among other things. Talking to ANI, MSNA Vice President Bhimrao Chakre said, "We have been protesting here since yesterday and patient services may come to a halt, though we don't want that. We wrote our demands to the government a month ago, but have received no response... The risk allowance and laundry allowance from the state government is negligible compared to the central government... A notice has been issued that 80% female and only 20% male nurses will be recruited, and we strongly oppose this because the apex body does not discriminate on the basis of gender... We demand that this criterion be abolished... We will protest for several days and if we don't get any assurance, services will be halted across the state and after that an indefinite strike will be announced. The state government will be responsible for the disruption in services..."
