PGI Chandigarh in Controversy of Recovery of Bonus from employees, CAT stay on Health Ministry Order
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had directed the institute to desist from paying a bonus for 2018-19 to its employees and to initiate the recovery of the amounts already paid in 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18. The medical college was further ordered to furnish a compliance report to the ministry.
Chandigarh: Controversy has erupted at the premier Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI Chandigarh) in connection with the recovery order for bonus paid to its employees since 2015.
According to media reports, it all began with the 29th October dated Union Health Ministry’s order to the medical institute asking it to recover non-productivity linked bonuses paid to some 5,000 PGIMER employees since the 4 years.
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Since 2015, around Rs 15 crore has been paid to approximately 5,000 category Group B (non-gazetted), C and D employees as non-productivity linked bonus. Group B includes nursing officers, office superintendents and personal assistants; Group C includes clerical staff on different pay scale levels; and Group D employees are hospital and sanitation attendants, reports HT.
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