KATHMANDU, Dec 14: The Ministry of Health and Population has directed the bodies concerned to make provision of minimum wages to all health workers, including nurses, working at health institutions.
Issuing a circular to this effect, the ministry directed all health institutions, government offices, medical colleges, the community and private hospitals, and to the Quality Standard and Regulation Division under the health ministry to implement the minimum wages.
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The circular added that a secretary-level decision was made on December 12 to provide minimum wages and other services and facilities as per the government's policy.
The ministry also asked to strictly implement the provision of additional allowance for overtime. As per the instructions, health institutions and educational institutions should recruit human resources on contract basis not on a daily-wage basis.
Similarly, the ministry has instructed health institutions to provide salaries to nurses and other health workers through the banking system. The ministry decided to make arrangements of minimum wages and other services upon the directive of Health Minister Pradip Paudel. RSS
