Punjab Assembly passes bill regularising 48,000 lady health workers

Punjab Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Authority to be established.


Web Desk March 20, 2014
A file photo of lady health workers protesting for their rights in Sargodha. PHOTO: SHAHID BUKHARI/EXPRESS

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly passed a bill on Thursday, making 48,000 lady health workers permanent employees, Express News reported.

According to the bill – named Punjab Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Authority Bill 2014 - around 1,947 supervisory staff will also be regularised.

The Lady Health Workers programme was suspended after the 18th Amendment as health issues were transferred from the federal government to the provinces. Due to the absence of proper provincial legislation, the issue of lady health workers was left hanging in midair.

The Punjab Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Authority will now be responsible for the lady health workers who will be issued confirmation letters as soon as the governor signs the bill.

COMMENTS (3)

H.A. Khan | 10 years ago | Reply

Keep on irregularly hiring an dthen regularising.That is why our social service delivery system is collapsing,in fact has nearly collapsed

Jahangir Chauhan | 10 years ago | Reply

it's a dangerous trend of coming out on streets, raise slogan, shouts, gets some stick in process to have a couple of media headlines, put pressure on government which usually are weak because of incompetence, put pressure on government and gets your demand right or wrong fulfilled.G-d save this nation.

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