The grade IV contract workers of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) stormed the Administrative block today afternoon demanding job regularization and pay hike, disrupting routine administrative functioning of the institute. As a result, the interview for the die in harness recruitment scheduled to be held today has been postponed. Later, seven representatives of the contract workers met RIMS authority.
Speaking to media persons, a grade IV contract worker employed as attendant at medicine ward said that around 285 grade IV contract workers are presently employed at RIMS for more than 25 years, however, RIMS authority has recently published an advertisement for fresh recruitment for 134 regular posts for grade IV excluding 12 posts reserved for die in harness appointment.
He further added that the medical superintendent of RIMS had stated earlier on 1 December of 2015 that the contract workers would be regularized if any vacancy arise in the RIMS. However in the recent notification of the recruitment there is no provision from the RIMS authority for regularizing the contract worker.
The contract workers demand to recruit the advertised vacant 134 posts from the contract workers. If the RIMS authority failed to fulfill the demand then the OPD and Administration block will be closed and various agitations will be organized.
