Outsourced employees will also get their salaries on October 28. Source: Generated by Meta AI
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NHM outsourced employees have not received salaries for ten months. 12,000 outsourced employees are providing services in the health department. Announcement to pay salaries to outsourced employees on October 28.
State Bureau, Naiduniya, Bhopal: NHM outsourced health workers posted in ten districts of the state have not been paid salaries for the last ten months. They are not being paid salaries on time as per the rates set by the government, due to which thousands of families are facing financial crisis. Actually, 12000 outsourced employees are providing services in the health department. More than 1.5 lakh outsourced employees are providing services under all departments. No policy has been made by the government.
Scam worth crores of rupees every month
Every month, crores of rupees are being defrauded by the responsible officers of the Health Department and the contractors of private companies, while the responsible officers are silent. Salaries are not being paid on time as per the rates set by the government, due to which thousands of families are facing financial crisis. Due to the dual policy of the state, salaries have not been paid in Mandla district for 10 months.
did not get salary here
Salary was not paid in Tele Medicine of Panna district for four months, in Vijaypur of Sheopur district for five months and in Ujjain district for two months. Similarly, in Umaria, Narsinghpur, Shahdol and Sagar districts, salaries have not been paid for four months each. Whereas in Dhar district, Raisen and Khandwa, salaries have not been paid for three months each.
Regarding this issue, we have sent a letter to the Chief Minister and the Health Minister informing them about the matter. Outsourced health workers across the state are not being paid salaries on time, due to which they are facing financial crisis. The union requests that the Chief Medical and Health Officers of all the districts should be given instructions to pay the salary immediately as per the semi-skilled labor rate fixed by the government and bonus salary of Rs 11082.
Komal Singh, State President, NHM Contract Outsourced Health Employees Association
Outsourced employees will also get salary on October 28
Along with regular employees of the state government, salaries will also be given to outsourced employees on October 28, before Diwali. The Finance Department has given orders to all department heads and collectors for this. Besides, the state government has also advised other institutions including public sector undertakings, local bodies, universities, autonomous bodies that they can take decisions keeping in mind the financial condition of their institutions.
Chief Minister gave instructions
In view of the Diwali festival on 31st October, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has decided to pay salaries to the employees four days earlier on 28th October. The same system has been implemented for contractual and outsourced employees.
The Finance Department has instructed all the heads of departments that the payment of salary, honorarium and remuneration for October, which was to be given on November 1, 2024, should be given on October 28, keeping in view the Diwali festival. For this, all arrangements should be made in advance so that there is no difficulty in payment. Local bodies, public undertakings, universities and other institutions should also take decisions considering their financial position.