India, Feb. 23 -- The Aarogya Mitras working under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) on Saturday called off the indefinite strike following an assurance from the state government and health minister to meet their demands.

Thousands of Arogya Mitras had gone on an indefinite strike since Tuesday, February 18. The field staff supporting patients to avail treatment under these schemes had demanded fair wages, annual salary increments, and proper leave policies amongst others.

The Arogya Mitra employee's union, affiliated with the centre of trade union includes over 1,600 Arogya Mitras, 108 in the Pune district. The MJPJAY and PMJAY scheme is currently available at 1,695 hos...