Over 5 Lakh Outsourced Employees In MP Celebrate Diwali Without Salaries; Payments Pending For Months
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Diwali has brought little cheer to over five lakh outsourced employees working in various government departments across Madhya Pradesh, as many of them have not received their salaries even before the festival. This is despite directions from the Labour Department to ensure timely payment of wages and an order for bonus payments. The situation is particularly grim in the…
Over five lakh outsourced employees working in government departments across Madhya Pradesh are facing a Diwali without receiving their salaries, according to reports. Despite directives from the Labour Department and orders for bonus payments, many have been waiting for their wages for months. This issue is particularly acute in the Health, School Education, and Higher Education departments, with some employees in the Health Department having gone four to six months without pay.
Over 6,000 vocational trainers in the School Education Department also remain unpaid. Employee organizations warn that this is not a new problem, as similar situations occurred last year before Diwali. This year, many employees have been forced to celebrate the festival amid financial hardships. The Record of Outsourced Manpower System (ROMS) portal, intended to maintain records of outsourced workers, has been cited by Vasudev Sharma, state president of the All Department Outsourced and Temporary Employees Front, as the reason for the delays.
Employee organizations also blame the agencies responsible for recruitment, salary payments, and bonuses for failing to provide adequate assistance in resolving the issue.
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