RIMS clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 25 2020:
Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) has clarified that the outsourcing of 404 contract employees through GeM was directed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and was not a decision of the Director, RIMS.
The Director, RIMS in response to the said Ministry's directives requested the Ministry to reconsider the directive informing that those contract employees are rendering service for more than 10 years, said the media advisor of RIMS in a statement.
The Ministry in a letter dated July 23 had also clarified that no request for outsourcing of manpower against contractual staff was received from RIMS, it added.
However, due to the coronavirus pandemic and with the Government enforcing a complete lock- down, this year's function has been cancelled, it added.