Ludhiana, July 28 -- Komal

komal.kumari@hindustantimes.com

Services at Ludhiana's 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics were affected for several hours on Monday after doctors, pharmacists and clinic assistants launched an indefinite strike over pending salary revision and other service benefits. However, the agitation was called off on Monday night after talks with the Punjab government and National Health Mission (NHM) officials, with employees agreeing to resume duties from Tuesday.

Around 300 contractual employees from the district's Aam Aadmi Clinics participated in the statewide protest and staged a demonstration outside the civil surgeon's office, disrupting services and leaving patients hassled. The employees, under the banner of the Aam Aadmi...