Bhupesh Baghel prayed at Mahamaya temple of Ambikapur, headquarters of Surguja district today and wished for happiness, prosperity and prosperity of the state. On this occasion, the Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development, Shri T.S. Singhdev, School Education Minister Dr. Premasai Singh Tekam, Urban Administration Minister Dr. Shiv Kumar Dahria, Food Minister Mr. Amarjeet Bhagat, Higher Education Minister Mr. Umesh Patel, Parliamentary Secretary Mr. Chintamani Maharaj, Sarguja Area Tribal Development Authority Vice President Mr. Jupiter Singh, State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman Mr. Ram Gopal Agrawal was also present.
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Bokaro General Hospital’s sanitation workers go on indefinite strike
The contract workers who are serving as sweepers, cleaners and others in Bokaro General Hospital (BGH) have gone on an indefinite strike demanding to restore the ESI facility for them, which was suspended due to non-payment of the contractor for the past four months. The negotiation talks initiated by BGH management failed to pacify the issue.
The protestors on Friday staged a demonstration in front of the office of executive director (ED) of BGH under the banner of Jai Jharkhand Majdoor Samaj (JJMS). JJMS is a wing of ruling party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). However, the issue has bagged political colour as JMM city president, Mantu Yadav with cadres holding party flags also sat on the dharna.
The strike of sweepers has however affected cleanliness in the BGH as garbage and medical wastes were not removed in many wards. BGH sources said that there were about 200 patients admitted in different wards while 14 positive patients are in Covid ward and critical care unit. BGH run by Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and a dedicated Covid-19 Care Centre. The workers were agitated since the past few months as their contractors are not paying them ESI, provident funds, Earned Leave (EL) and bonuses. Things worsened on Thursday when a sweeper Gopal Dome who is ailing from kidney disease is facing difficulty in getting better treatment due to lack of ESI.