Overview

• The Maharashtra State Nurses Association suspended its eight-day strike on July 24 after securing written assurances to end contractual hiring, resolve pay disparities and begin permanent recruitment.
• The Department of Medical Education and Research will launch competitive exams in August for full-time nurse positions and phase out the interim outsourcing model by December 31, 2025.
• Formal notifications and promotion orders are still awaited, and MSNA leaders have scheduled follow-up talks on July 29 with Health Minister Prakash Abitkar over administrative transfers and allowances.
• During the work stoppage, elective surgeries were postponed and government hospitals relied on nursing students and temporary squads to handle emergency care.
• In Madhya Pradesh, 2018 batch graduates and 2022–23 contract trainees continue sit-in protests demanding the long-overdue issuance of bond-linked appointment letters.