Patna(IANS) : Dozens of women health workers were injured here when police used water cannons and resorted to baton charge to disperse them Friday.
Hundreds of women health workers, including trained mid-wives and accredited social health activists, mostly engaged in rural areas, were protesting against non-payment of salaries and other benefits.
Police officials said several health workers were taken into custody and later released.
The workers blocked Dak Bungalow Square, the busiest crossing in Patna, in support of their demands.
The workers demanded benefits under skill upgradation scheme, which was denied to them due to non-framing of cadre rules by the state government.
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