300 MGM contract workers removed
Indore: Health services at the hospitals affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College came to a grinding halt on Monday after approximately 300 outsourced employees were abruptly removed from their positions.
The sudden move severely disrupted critical operations at Super Specialty Hospital and MTH Hospital.
Both of these hospitals heavily depend on contractual staff for essential services like power backup, air-conditioning, oxygen plants, water supply, and ambulance transport. The sudden staff shortage led to the postponement of several surgeries at both Super Specialty Hospital and MTH Hospital, leaving many critical and impoverished patients waiting.
In a particularly alarming incident, no surgeries could be performed at Super Specialty Hospital on Monday morning due to a lack of water, as the pump operator was removed. Similarly, MTH Hospital faced a critical shortage of ambulance drivers, impeding patient transport.
The official sources said that the mass removal of employees was triggered by an order issued by HLL Infra Tech Services Limited (HITES), a govt of India enterprise, dated June 12, 2025.
This directive led to the withdrawal of outsourced manpower deployed across MGM-linked hospitals, reportedly without any transition plan or prior notice to the medical facilities.
Despite the evident chaos and disruption on the ground, MGM Medical College dean Dr Arvind Ghanghoriya asserted that the workers were not terminated but merely 're-designated'. "No such problems were reported in our hospitals. The issue is limited to one unit and will be resolved. Skilled staff haven't been removed; their roles have been changed to multipurpose workers," he claimed, attributing the action to internal decisions by the outsourcing company.
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