PESHAWAR- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government today approved the regularization of service of about 13,500 lady health workers (LHWs), including their support staff, drivers and clerical staff who had been
working on an ad hoc basis for the last several years.
The senior vice president of Lady Health Workers Association (LHWA) Ayesha Khan confirmed that the Peshawar High Court had ordered the regularization of the LHWs nearly 18 months ago but the decision has finally been implemented now.
She said the government's order is effective from July 1, 2014 and 12,423 LHWs have been given grade 5 of PBS whereas 508 LHWs supervisors have been designated grade 7. Grade 4 has been given to 390 drivers and grade 7 to 21 account supervisors.
The LHWs in KP have been calling for the regularization of their services and in recent months also issued an ultimatum threatening the government to boycott the anti-polio and other immunization campaigns in case the government fails to notify on the matter.