Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), Sept. 28 -- : Fearing job loss, a group of contractual lab technicians protested at the office of district medical and health officer (DMHO) in Kadapa on Sunday, following a government notification on filling up vacancies.
As many as 25 lab technicians are deployed on COVID duty on a contract basis in the district. The DMHO has assured the contractual lab technicians that their jobs are secured until the period of contract.
The protest followed a recent notification for filling up the lab technicians' posts. The contractual lab technicians fear that their contracts will be terminated once the posts are filled up permanently.
Sub-inspector S K M Hussain of Kadapa Taluk police station said the DMHO held talks with ...