Kathmandu, October 31
On Friday, nurses from hospitals across the country have staged a protest demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits.
Nurses from government hospitals also joined the movement in solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards.
The protest was organized to press for the fulfillment of a 15-point demand put forward by the Nursing Association.
Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population’s directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system.
Similarly, nurse Bimala Paudel from Civil Hospital said that skilled nursing professionals who have long been treated as laborers should be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.
The nurses, who staged protests from 10 am to 12 pm today, warned that they will intensify their movement if their demands are not addressed by November 4.
The Nursing Association stated that the movement will continue until the dignity of labor is ensured.
Major Demands:
– Implementation of the Ministry of Health and Population’s letter dated October 10, 2025
– Minimum remuneration for all health workers equal to government standards
– Allowance for additional work
– End of daily-wage employment
– Payment of salary and allowances through the banking system
