Mid-Level Healthcare Providers (MLHP) staged a protest in the city on Monday to put forward various demands to the State government.
Protesting under the banner of Tamil Nadu Mid Level Healthcare Providers Union, they demanded ‘equal pay for equal work’ and postings as Community Health Officers.
“There are nearly 4,245 MLHPs in Tamil Nadu. We were recruited in 2021 for a salary of ₹ 14,000. In 2022, the salary was increased to ₹ 18,000. This year, it was increased by another ₹ 900. We are engaged not only in ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ works but also carry out works in Primary Health Centres and Health Sub Centres, take up jobs of Village Health Nurses in some places, and are involved in schemes and programmes such as ‘Nalam Kaakkum Stalin’. We are working on a contractual basis, and are demanding permanent jobs,” one of the protesting MLHPs said.
They also demanded the incentive of ₹ 15,000 granted by the Union government through the National Health Mission in many other States.
Published – December 29, 2025 07:39 pm IST
