As many as 90 surgeries were rescheduled across the medical facilities falling under the ambit of Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy (JJ) Group of Hospitals after 2,000 nurses went on a day-long strike protesting the newly introduced Government Resolution (GR). However, patients visiting the hospitals seeking emergency medical services were treated.

The latest GR makes it mandatory for nurses working at all the state-run hospitals to appear for an examination and clear it if they want to be hired as a permanent employee. The rule is applicable for even those nurses who have been working for decades at a particular hospital. A total of 21,000 nurses from various state-run hospitals across Maharashtra participated in yesterday’s strike. The protest was organised by the Maharashtra Government Nurses Federation.