ESIC nurses plan mass protest over transfers, vacancies and pay issues

NURSES from Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospitals across India are set to stage a protest at the organisation headquarters in the national capital next week, demanding urgent resolution of multiple long-pending issues.

- ASHISH SRIVASTAVA @ New Delhi

The protest, organised by the All India ESIC Nursing Officers' Federation, comes after repeated attempts to engage with the administration failed to yield results.

According to the federation, a charter of demands was approved for discussion with the ESIC management, and multiple requests for an official meeting were made in November and December last year. However, no meeting was scheduled, and no steps were taken to address the concerns raised, leading to widespread resentment among nursing staff.