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Contract workers astatine the Nacharam ESIC Hospital person warned of a ‘Chalo Praja Bhavan’ protestation connected Friday (January 23, 2026) if their pending salaries are not released arsenic they person gone without wage for the past 4 months, said the All India Trade Union Congress.
Several workers said they were forced to proceed moving for months without receiving their monthly wages, which pushed their families into terrible fiscal distress. They alleged that portion officials and contractors extract enactment crossed each departments, salaries are routinely delayed oregon withheld.
The protestation was announced by M. Narasimha, authorities lawman wide caput of the All India Trade Union Congress connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026). “Despite a ceremonial announcement submitted to the authorities connected January 16 outlining the grievances of the declaration workforce, nary steps had been taken either by officials oregon by the contractors to wide the arrears. As a result, the workers person decided to halt enactment and spell connected onslaught connected January 23. As portion of the protest, they besides program to march to Praja Bhavan to spot their demands earlier elder officials,” said Mr. Narasimha.
The declaration workers pointed retired disparities successful wages, stating that portion sanitation and information workers successful authorities hospitals crossed the State are paid successful accordance with GO 60, employees astatine Nacharam ESIC Hospital person little salaries. The workers highlighted that outsourced nursing unit successful State-run authorities hospitals are paid ₹25,140, whereas their counterparts astatine the ESIC infirmary person lone ₹22,750. They besides alleged that benefits specified arsenic 35 casual leaves, which are owed to outsourced employees, are not being implemented astatine the hospital.
