Chandigarh, May 31 -- After the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board (CACLB) passed a resolution abolishing 12 categories of contractual posts last year at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), institute has claimed that it never received a copy of committee's report on which basis the resolution was passed. In a review petition filed by it, PGIMER has now sought more time to go through the CACLB committee report At present, more than 1000 workers are working at the institute on contractual basis under these 12 categories, including data entry operators, receptionists, lab attendants, lift operators etc. CACLB committee in its report on July 9, 2024, had recommended regular recruitment in place of these contractual posts. Based on this, CACALB had passed a resolution on July 30, 2024 to abolish these 12 categories of contractual posts as per Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. Before the ministry of labour and employment could notify board's resolution in gazette, PGIMER filed a review petition against the CACLB's decision in October 2024. The second hearing of this petition took place on Friday at the 106th meeting of the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board held in Noida. At this hearing, PGIMER claimed that it had not received the copy of report and needed more time to go through it. Board chairman Surendra Kumar Pandey, while granting more time, asked the PGIMER administration to furnish in writing that it did not receive the copy of the committee report. The next date of hearing is yet to be announced. On behalf of PGIMER, Ashok Kumar, Ranjit Singh Bhogal, Sanjeev Dhiman, Ameena Singh, Sanjeev Vimal and Pawan Kumar attended the hearing while from PGI Employees' Association (Non-Faculty) Ashwani Kumar Munjal remained present....