Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Saturday that women should wait to give child till they are between the ages of 22 and 30.
CM Sarma underlined the state government’s strict stance against child marriage and adolescent pregnancies while addressing at a function to distribute appointment letters at Guwahati’s Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra.
He said, “Pregnancy and child birth should happen at the right age and time. The ideal time is between the age of 22 years to 30 years.”
The CM was present at the occasion today where 1,208 chosen candidates received appointments to the state government’s home, political and health and family welfare ministries.
Speaking on the occasion, he stated that the government is concentrating on enhancing nurses’ soft skills in order to increase their employability in India and abroad.
He wrote on Twitter, “Happy to distribute appointment letters to 1,208 selected candidates for Health & Family Welfare and Home & Political departments at Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati.”
“With 41,710 appointments so far, we are marching towards our goal of providing 1 lakh Govt jobs,” he further wrote.
Meanwhile, speaking at the event, CM Sarma said, “Today we are distributing two types of appointment letters. 1,136 Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery (ANM) nurses have been appointed under NHM.”
“For General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) nurses, the government is looking to bring some changes. We will be putting more focus on English and computer operations in their courses. This will enable our nurses to get employment in Singapore and Japan,” he said.
Urging nurses to treat patients with care and respect and not misbehave with them, the Assam CM said, “The focus will be on building their soft skills. On several occasions, patients have drawn my attention towards the behavior of nurses. Most of these nurses belong from lower middle class families in villages. However, after being appointed their behavior changes.”