<p>Since 2015, nurses recruited by the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) have been demanding post-retirement benefits on par with their counterparts recruited by the health department.</p>.<p>On Saturday morning, nurses from Victoria Hospital and Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital staged a demonstration wearing black badges and holding posters stating their demands.</p>.<p>Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar took stock of the situation. “I will take action to fulfill your demands as soon as possible. I will discuss with the authorities. Keeping everything in view during Corona’s rise, I promise the government will meet your demands,” the minister tweeted.</p>.<p>The nurses have been demanding inclusion in the National Pension Scheme and a General Provident Fund. They are also demanding coverage under the Jyothi Sanjeevini Health Insurance scheme.</p>.<p>Dr Manoj Kumar, in-charge dean and director of Bowring Hospital, said: “The nurses have asked for either a 50% hike in their basic salary or salary on par with the CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) salary. The medical education minister has been apprised about it.”</p>.<p>Santosh Kumar B, president, BMCRI Permanent Nursing Officers’ Association, told <span class="italic">DH</span>: “We did not allow (hospital) work to be affected. We demonstrated at 7.30 am and got to work at 8 am. The college authorities said they will meet our demands.”</p>
<p>Since 2015, nurses recruited by the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) have been demanding post-retirement benefits on par with their counterparts recruited by the health department.</p>.<p>On Saturday morning, nurses from Victoria Hospital and Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital staged a demonstration wearing black badges and holding posters stating their demands.</p>.<p>Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar took stock of the situation. “I will take action to fulfill your demands as soon as possible. I will discuss with the authorities. Keeping everything in view during Corona’s rise, I promise the government will meet your demands,” the minister tweeted.</p>.<p>The nurses have been demanding inclusion in the National Pension Scheme and a General Provident Fund. They are also demanding coverage under the Jyothi Sanjeevini Health Insurance scheme.</p>.<p>Dr Manoj Kumar, in-charge dean and director of Bowring Hospital, said: “The nurses have asked for either a 50% hike in their basic salary or salary on par with the CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) salary. The medical education minister has been apprised about it.”</p>.<p>Santosh Kumar B, president, BMCRI Permanent Nursing Officers’ Association, told <span class="italic">DH</span>: “We did not allow (hospital) work to be affected. We demonstrated at 7.30 am and got to work at 8 am. The college authorities said they will meet our demands.”</p>
