DJ Venkatesh
Diglipur, Jan 02: Andaman Sheekha, English Daily had published a news regarding non-payment of salary to the staffs of PHC Kishorinagar on 24.12.2012. The PHC Kishoringar is being run by an NGO, VHAI-Aparajita, in PPP mode.
Andaman Sheekha had reported that how the management of CHC Kishorinagar had blocked payment of all the staffs of the hospital, forcing all of them to starve, even in this festival season.
Now it has been learnt that the Grant for an amount of Rs. 20,29,941/- has been released by DHS to VHAI-Aparajita, vide DD bearing No. 451537 drawn in favour of Medical Officer-in-charge PHC Kishorinagar so that all the pending salary arrears are being released immediately by them.
But sadly, there is a twist in this story. According to reports, the said NGO has now asked all the staffs to refund leave/ holiday payments before 5 January 2013 or their future salary will be held up by the NGO. However, it is still now clear whether as per the PPP terms, does the NGO has power to deduct salary of employees for leave and holidays. This has now upset all the staffs of PHC Kishoringar once again. It seems that something is fishy in this entire PPP deal, hope the Secretary of Health will intervene into this matter as soon as possible.
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