Ranchi: An allocation of Rs 1, 24, 83,000 has been made by the Health Department for the salary item of additional employees deputed at Shravani Mela Deoghar. All these employees are serving in different categories under outsourcing in the district hospital, various health centres and camps. Their number is 318. These include ANM, sweeper, ward boy and security personnel. Their service will be taken for the purpose of providing better health facilities to the devotees coming to Shravani and Bhado Mela.
Additional Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh has instructed the Deoghar DC that the workers working under outsourcing should not be paid less than the minimum wages fixed by the Labour Department. The withdrawal and disposal officer of the amount will be Civil Surgeon Deoghar.