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Tamil Nadu Government Must Fulfill Nurses' Demands: Thirumavalavan
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News18•07-10-2026, 19:07
Tamil Nadu Government Must Fulfill Nurses' Demands: Thirumavalavan
- •VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan has urged the Tamil Nadu government to fulfill the demands of consolidated-pay and contract nurses.
- •The demand for 'equal pay for equal work' by the nurses is completely justifiable and should be considered without delay.
- •The VCK welcomed the government's recent initiative to hold talks and temporarily halt the protest based on assurances.
- •The party urged the government to drop its stance of using court rulings as an excuse and take a policy decision to regularize temporary nurses.
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Contract and consolidated-pay nurses working in government hospitals have been demanding job regularization and the implementation of 'equal pay for equal work'.
VCK leader Thirumavalavan welcomed the temporary suspension of the protest following government talks, stating that the demand for equal pay is justified and urging the Tamil Nadu government to formulate a policy decision to regularize temporary and contract nurses.
Whenever job regularization demands are raised by nurses across various government departments, the state has traditionally rejected them by pointing to existing High Court rulings.
