14 hospital workers laid off, pay due since October

NOIDA: Fourteen contractual computer operators were relieved from their duties at the district hospital Sector 30 on Wednesday.
The chief medical superintendent (CMS) of the facility, and the district chief medical officer said there has been no disbursal of funds from the state for more than four months to pay them. Each worker gets a salary of around Rs 12,000 and the payments are pending since October last year.
On Wednesday, 40-odd workers went on a strike demanding salaries. They also submitted a petition to the district magistrate. Aworker said: “With February ending, it will be five months without salary. How can we continue with no payment?”
There are three private agencies that employ more than 150 workers at the hospital. While Laksh Mana Seva Samiti (LMSS), Moradabad, provides around 40 workers, which include the 14 who lost their jobs, Mumbai based TNM provides 80-90 workers and Perfect Lavya is in charge of security services at the hospital. TNM and Perfect Lavya workers have been assured contract renewals till March 2020, said Kuldeep Verma from LMSS. CMS Dr Vandana Sharma said: “We’ve deployed hospital staff to make handmade slips, as the operators have been laid off.”