SRINAGAR, Sept. 14 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and Kulgam MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Sunday urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to initiate dialogue with National Health Mission (NHM) employees and address their long-pending demands in a time-bound manner.

In a statement, Tarigami said NHM employees had been serving the public healthcare system for years, often under challenging conditions, but continued to face uncertainty over issues such as job security, remuneration, career progression, retirement benefits and social security.

He said the demand for regularisation of employees who had completed years of service deserved serious consideration. He also called for addressing concerns related to wages, timely pa...