India, June 18 -- The Maharashtra State Health Employees Federation has announced an indefinite protest from July 1, alleging prolonged delays in promotions and administrative inaction in the public health department.

The agitation will be held at the Directorate of Health Services and will primarily involve Group-C health supervisors, non-medical health officers and district malaria officers, whose promotions have remained pending for years. The federation submitted a notice to the health administration on June 17, seeking immediate action on long-pending service-related issues.

According to the federation, several employees have retired without a single promotion despite decades of service. It claimed that more than 150 health supervi...