Perturbed by non-receipt of salaries, nurses, technicians and class IV employees of the associated hospital of the Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) have decided to go on a two-hour work boycott from Friday. The permanent staff of the biggest hospital of the State is agitated as it is yet to receive the salary of July. The employees usually get salary on first day of subsequent month.
On Thursday, the representatives of nurses, technicians and Class IV workers gheraoed the Medical Superintendent (MS) of the hospital Dr KK Tamta and expressed anguish over inordinate delay in receipt of the salary. They threatened to go on work boycott on the issue. later, the President of the association of class IV workers, MS Negi said that they have decided to go on a two hour work boycott from Friday to express their protest on the issue.
He claimed that all the nurses and the technicians would be on work boycott along with the class IV workers. These workers would boycott their work from 8 am to 10 am.
The M S of the hospital Dr Tamta said that he has informed the higher authorities on the issue of the salary. He said that he is constantly in touch with the office of Director General (DG) on the matter.
It is worth mentioning here that the contractual workers of the hospital too have not received their salaries for last two months. On Wednesday these employees received salary of one month as hospital received an installment of Rs2 crores from the Government.
What could further delay the salary of the permanent staff of the associated hospital working on deputation from the medical health department is the fact that the Director General (DG), health services Dr Kusum Narriyal is on a leave on one month. None of the senior officials of the department is showing willingness to assume her work in her absence. It is learnt that Dr Abha Mamgain and Dr JC Pandey have refused to bear the responsibility when offered.