Committee on living conditions of nurses in private establishments

The Supreme Court instructed the Union Government to set up a committee to investigate the living conditions and salary structure of over 3 lakh nurses employed in private hospitals and nursing homes across the country.

• The direction was given by three-judge Bench headed-by Justice Anil R Davewhile hearing a petition filed by the Trained Nurses Association of India.

The association contended that the nurses were underpaid and their working conditions were in clear violation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which India is a signatory.