India, July 11 -- State minister for Medical Education, Madhuri Misal, on Tuesday assured the government nurses of the state of arranging a meeting with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis soon to discuss their long-pending demands.

The assurance came after members of the Maharashtra Government Nurses Federation staged a protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Tuesday to draw attention to various service-related issues, that include recruitment delay and working conditions. The federation also submitted a memorandum of demands to the minister.

As per a member of the nurses' federation, some of the major demands raised during the meeting include immediate filling of vacant posts in hospitals, improvement in pay scale, promotions, and service co...