Nurses withdraw agitation

She said the government has stayed, with immediate effect, recoveries from nurses in the state and also assured the implementation of the 5,800-9,200 pay-scale. The government has also assured not to treat the strike period as period of absence from duty for the striking employees. The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Kanwaljit Singh among others. The Finance Minister assured the Association that the state government will respect all its commitments. The deputation of nurses condemned the behaviour of the Health Department and demanded immediate replacement of the Health Minister.