09/09/2026
PRESS RELEASE:-
JKEJCC Extends Full Solidarity and Support to 72-Hour NHM Employees’ Strike Across J&K.
Srinagar, September 9, 2026:-
The Jammu and Kashmir Employees Joint Consultative Committee (JKEJCC), under the leadership of its President Haji Abdul Qayoom Beigh, has extended its full, unequivocal and wholehearted solidarity and support to the 72-hour strike programme announced by the Jammu & Kashmir National Health Mission Employees Association (JKNHMEA), commencing from today September 9, 2026, across all District Headquarters of the Union Territory.
The entire leadership of JKEJCC has expressed its strong support for the NHM employees, who have decided to observe the 72-hour strike to draw the attention of the Government towards their long-pending and genuine demands concerning job security, salary/pay revision, retirement benefits and social security.
JKEJCC President Haji Abdul Qayoom Beigh said that NHM employees constitute an important and indispensable component of the public healthcare delivery system in Jammu & Kashmir. These employees have been rendering dedicated services in hospitals, health centres and various health programmes for years, and their contribution to the healthcare system cannot be overlooked.
The JKEJCC leadership stated that the concerns raised by NHM employees regarding secure job policy, equitable remuneration, retirement protection and social security are genuine and deserve serious, sympathetic and time-bound consideration by the Government.
The JKEJCC conveys its complete solidarity to the NHM employees and their representative organisation and stands firmly with them in their legitimate struggle for a fair, dignified and sustainable service framework.
The Committee also appreciates the decision of the NHM employees to conduct the programme in a peaceful, disciplined and democratic manner. JKEJCC further urges the Government to initiate immediate and meaningful dialogue with the representatives of NHM employees and take concrete steps towards resolving their long-pending issues through a constructive and mutually acceptable mechanism.
Haji Abdul Qayoom Beigh, President JKEJCC, on behalf of the entire leadership of the Jammu and Kashmir Employees Joint Consultative Committee, reiterated that the Committee will continue to extend its moral, organisational and fraternal support to the NHM workforce in its legitimate pursuit of justice, dignity, job security and social protection.
The JKEJCC wishes the NHM employees a successful, peaceful and united 72-hour strike programme and calls upon the Government to respond positively to their genuine concerns in the larger interest of thousands of employees and their families.
Issued by:-
Jammu and Kashmir Employees Joint Consultative Committee (JKEJCC)