Jammu, Nov 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has formally approved a 5 per cent annual increment for eligible contractual personnel serving under the National Health Mission (NHM) across the Union Territory for the financial year 2026-27, fulfilling a key administrative commitment to frontline health staff.
Announcing the decision, Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakina Itoo stated that the increment recognizes the relentless service and vital contribution of NHM healthcare workers in upholding the public health infrastructure across hospitals, community clinics, and rural medical centres in Jammu and Kashmir. She reiterated that under the governance of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the administration remains focused on enhancing healthcare working conditions and bolstering welfare protections for essential field staff.
According to an order issued by NHM Mission Director Athar Aamir Khan, the financial benefit will encompass eligible contractual personnel deployed at state, divisional, district, and block levels. The coverage extends to professionals working under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) and various centrally sponsored disease control programmes, subject to satisfactory performance appraisals and compliance with NHM operational guidelines.
The order establishes a structured timeline for disbursing the increment: employees who finished one year of continuous service on or before March 31, 2026, will receive the hike effective from April 1, 2026. Those completing their qualifying annual service between April 1 and September 30, 2026, will be eligible from October 1, 2026. Staff achieving the one-year milestone after September 30, 2026, will have the increment applied effective April 1, 2027.
Controlling officers and Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) across medical jurisdictions have been directed to strictly verify employee credentials, tenure, and performance records before processing the enhanced salaries, ensuring swift and transparent execution across all health divisions.
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