Vij issues directions to recruit new staff

\ Chandigarh, Oct 26 (PTI) A day after terminating the\services of six office-bearers of the National Health Mission\Employees Association for going on strike, Haryana Health\Minister Anil Vij today issued directions to recruit new staff\to ensure uninterrupted health services in the state.\ Vij directed the officers concerned to prepare for\recruitment of new staff so as to ensure uninterrupted\provision of health services in the State, an official\spokesman said.\ The Minister, who was presiding over a meeting of officers\of the department, directed Director General, Health\Services Department, Kamla Singh to ensure that essential\services in all hospitals remain uninterrupted.\ Mission Director, NHM, Saket Kumar said all NHM employees\in several districts had returned to duty and action was being\taken against those who had failed to do so.\ Meanwhile, a large number of protesting employees today\met Kumar and appealed to him to reinstate the dismissed\employees. However, the Mission Director denied their demand\and urged them to call off their strike.\ Yesterday, services of six office-bearers of the National\Health Mission Employees Association were terminated for going\on strike.\ The NHM officials whose services had been terminated\included president NHM Association Surender Gautam, vice\president Vijay Kamboj, general secretary Atul Gijwani, and\members Vikram Soni, Tarandeep Singh and Pushkar\Dahiya, Vij had said in an official statement here.\ The Association had given a call for indefinite strike\throughout the state from yesterday to press for their\demands, including regularisation of their services. PTI CHS\PL\AQS\