PGI Chandigarh sanctions Rs 22.57 Crore to Settle Outsourced Workers' Arrears
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh authorities have sanctioned a sum of Rs 22.57 crore to the contractor to clear the pending arrears of outsourced hospital attendants. This amount covers the arrears from November 2018 to December 2023 and is set to be disbursed soon into the salary accounts of the concerned workers.
The decision came after the Hospital Attendants Contract Workers Union (HACWU), which represents the outsourced workers, had staged a week-long strike starting October 10, 2023, to demand the clearing of their pending dues. This strike which has disrupted the essential services of the hospital ended on October 17 after the intervention of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which instructed the workers to return to their duties.
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