NHM Contract Workers Begin Black-Band Protest Across Muzaffarnagar

The National Health Mission (NHM) contract employees’ protest has begun in Muzaffarnagar, with workers wearing black bands while performing their duties to register their opposition. The employees have also submitted memoranda to medical superintendents at various health centres across the district.

The first phase of the protest was launched on Monday on the call of the National Health Mission Contract Employees’ Union of Muzaffarnagar district. District president Dr. Sachin Jain said that employees at the District Male Hospital, District Women’s Hospital, community health centres, primary health centres and urban health centres took part in the protest.

Memoranda were also submitted at health centres in Baghra, Galibpur, Purkazi, Khatauli, Shahpur and Budhana, among other places. The employees expressed their opposition by wearing black bands during work.

Dr. Rahul Verma said that, under the protest programme, employees would continue working while wearing black bands for the next three days. If no positive decision is taken on their demands despite this action, the employees will observe a complete work boycott from 8 October 2026.

District president Dr. Sachin Jain said that the employees had been struggling for their demands for a long time. He said the organisation had asked the government to take a positive initiative in time so that there would be no need to intensify the protest further.

The report was filed by Anmol Kumar from Muzaffarnagar. The contact number provided with the report is 7078215007.