<p>Kerala government would hold a meeting of nurses association and private hospital managements on July 20 to settle various issues, including hike in wages and other allowances.<br /><br />Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would hold discussions with representatives of nurses associations and private hospital managements on July 20, an official release said here today.<br /><br />The nurses under the United Nurses Association had yesterday postponed their state-wide indefinite strike planned from today following government intervention to July 19.<br /><br />Members of the outfit said that the decision in this regard was taken at their state committee meeting after the intervention of the Chief Minister's Office.<br /><br />The strike call was given by United Nurses Association demanding minimum wages of Rs 20,000 as fixed by the Supreme Court.<br /><br />Meanwhile, BJP alleged that state government instead of settling the nurses issue was trying to suppress their agitation.<br /><br />BJP National executive member V Muraleedharan said in a statement that government had acted in favour of private hospital managements and denied the reasonable wages to nurses. 'Directing nurses to join duty by threatening to impose ESMA was anti-working class', Muraleedharan said.</p>
<p>Kerala government would hold a meeting of nurses association and private hospital managements on July 20 to settle various issues, including hike in wages and other allowances.<br /><br />Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would hold discussions with representatives of nurses associations and private hospital managements on July 20, an official release said here today.<br /><br />The nurses under the United Nurses Association had yesterday postponed their state-wide indefinite strike planned from today following government intervention to July 19.<br /><br />Members of the outfit said that the decision in this regard was taken at their state committee meeting after the intervention of the Chief Minister's Office.<br /><br />The strike call was given by United Nurses Association demanding minimum wages of Rs 20,000 as fixed by the Supreme Court.<br /><br />Meanwhile, BJP alleged that state government instead of settling the nurses issue was trying to suppress their agitation.<br /><br />BJP National executive member V Muraleedharan said in a statement that government had acted in favour of private hospital managements and denied the reasonable wages to nurses. 'Directing nurses to join duty by threatening to impose ESMA was anti-working class', Muraleedharan said.</p>