Ranchi: Around 15,000 contractual employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in Jharkhand will be provided with health insurance cover, Health Minister Irfan Ansari announced on Friday, addressing a long-pending demand of healthcare workers for nearly two decades.
Ansari said the initiative would provide medical and financial security to employees and their families, who have continued to serve the state’s healthcare system without adequate insurance protection. He said doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, health workers, operation theatre technicians, security personnel and sanitation workers were all integral to public healthcare delivery and their welfare could not be overlooked.
“Your pain is my pain. You work day and night to serve patients and save lives. I stand with you and will continue to support your dignity, safety and rights,” the minister said.
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