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Maharashtra Nurses Continue Strike as Government’s In-Principle Accord Awaits Notification

They are demanding formal notification of recruitment reforms before ending their walkout.

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The strike, launched to press for salary revisions under the 7th Pay Commission and oppose contractual recruitment, has led to delays in patient care, including postponement of scheduled surgeries. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
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Emergency nursing squads come to hospitals’ rescue in life-saving surgeries

Overview

  • Over 30,000 nurses have been on an indefinite strike since July 18, demanding an end to contractual hiring and resolution of long-pending pay anomalies under the Seventh Pay Commission.
  • The state government has agreed in principle to cancel contractual appointments and upgrade nurses to permanent nursing officer roles, but no formal notification has been issued.
  • The Maharashtra State Nurses Association has deployed ten-member emergency nursing squads across its 47 branches to ensure that critical surgeries proceed.
  • The State Government Group-D Employees Federation has formally backed the nurses and warned it will join the strike if written orders are not delivered.
  • With routine surgeries and outpatient services postponed, hospitals are relying on contract nurses, resident doctors and nursing students to maintain essential care.