A group of security guards employed by the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital staged a protest on its campus on Wednesday, alleging delays in the disbursement of salaries and overwork, among other issues, officials said. However, they resumed work after authorities of the Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital stepped in and assured them to look into their grievances, they said.
“The guards deployed at the hospital have been engaged through multiple agencies, the majority of them via an agency hired by the government. The guards who protested today are those who have been hired via a small private agency,” a senior official at the hospital said. About 140 guards are linked with this agency, and the protest was led “largely by their supervisor,” and all the guards of the agency did not participate in the protest, the official claimed.
Patient services at the hospital have not been affected, sources said.
“Their grievances are related to delays in the disbursement of salaries and provident fund-related matters, among other issues. Their allegation of overworking for more than 8 hours is also being looked into. Duty registers will be checked to ascertain their claim,” the official said, adding that the guards resumed work after getting assurance.
