Maharashtra creates supernumerary posts for 15010 NHM workers
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued a Government Resolution (GR) in Mumbai approving the creation of supernumerary posts for 15,010 contractual employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM). The decision will benefit workers who completed 10 or more years of continuous service as of June 25, 2026, facilitating their long-pending service adjustment.
This administrative move carries an annual financial commitment of ₹1,153.60 crore for the state government. The decision follows efforts by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Abitkar, and Minister of State Meghana Sakore Bordikar.
The GR is based on a Cabinet resolution passed on June 25, 2026, and recommendations from an inter-departmental committee headed by the Chief Secretary. It also aligns with previous Cabinet decisions regarding the regularisation of long-serving NHM contractual employees made in March 2024 and revised in November 2025.
According to the GR, eligible employees who completed at least 10 years of continuous contractual service, excluding technical breaks, by the June 2026 cutoff date will be appointed to these supernumerary posts. This has been approved as a one-time special measure to provide equivalent pay scales.
The government will identify equivalent regular posts within the Public Health and Rural Development departments. Comparable positions in other departments may also be considered. The equivalence will be determined based on job responsibilities, educational qualifications, recruitment rules, existing remuneration, and the pay structure under the Seventh Pay Commission.
Appointed employees will receive the minimum basic pay of the equivalent post, along with dearness allowance and travel allowance, ensuring their existing salary is protected. However, these employees will not be entitled to promotions, assured career progression, pensions, family pensions, or compassionate appointments. They will continue to be governed by NHM leave rules.
These supernumerary posts are person-specific and will automatically cease to exist once an employee retires, resigns, or leaves the service. No fresh appointments will be made against these newly created positions.
To prevent similar regularisation challenges in the future, the GR states that NHM manpower will primarily be engaged through outsourcing or service contracts. Any future creation of posts will require direct approval from the Finance Department's high-level committee.
