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10,000 Ayushman Mandirs remain shut across AP as CHOs go on strike
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
|May 13, 2025
Strike leaves villagers without basic medical care; CHOs demand regularisation of services
HEALTHCARE services in rural the State have come to a standstill as 10,032 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Village Health Clinics) remain partially shut due to an indefinite strike by Community Health Officers (CHOs). The strike, which began on April 18, has left lakhs of villagers without access to basic medical care.
The CHOs, all BSc Nursing graduates recruited under the National Health Mission (NHM), are demanding regularisation of services and overdue pay revision. Despite serving for over five years, they claim their salaries have not been enhanced, unlike other NHM employees who received a 23% hike last year.
This story is from the May 13, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam.
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