54 contract staff removed from payroll

04/04/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,PUDUCHERRY

The government has removed 54 contract workers at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMC&RI) from the payroll for disrupting COVID-19 related medical services. Collector T. Arun on Friday issued an order removing them from service with immediate effect. Mr. Arun acted on the basis of a report submitted by the Dean of the institution.

“Their action shows clear dereliction of duty and also amounts to negligence on the part of officials in controlling the pandemic,” the order said. The report stated that the 54 contract workers abstained from work on April 2 and also interrupted other staff from discharging their medical duties.

The government had converted the medical college into a COVID-19 facility.