Chandigarh, July 30 -- The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is yet to pay the arrears to the technical staff employees amounting to Rs.41 crore as per the 5-tier cadre structure of technical staff. The delay in implementing the cadre restructure has been worrying around 500 technical staff responsible for conducting over 10,000 tests in the institute on a daily basis.

In the Institute Body meeting that took place on May 16, 2025, the apex body of the PGIMER has given approval to restructure the cadre of technical staff, but to no avail. With the restructure of technical staff cadre and having a 5-tier system, PGIMER is bound to pay Rs.41 crore funds pending since 1992 as per their promotion. In the month...