Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has recruited 287 ex-servicemen on contract basis for security purposes in the hospital.

This follows the standing finance committee's recent approval to recruit an additional 300 security staff, in anticipation of the commissioning of the Neurosciences Centre and the Mother & Child Centre.

Both the centres will be in operation by January 2026, as claimed by the hospital administration.

Currently, PGIMER has less than 200 permanent security personnel while the rest are on contract basis.

In the induction ceremony held at NINE auditorium for army ex-servicemen as the new batch of security personnel on Saturday, PGIMER director Dr Vivek Lal said...