Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Tirupati MP Urges Labour Minister to Address Contract Employees' Concerns
Some workers at hospitals and colleges in a part of India called Andhra Pradesh are hired as contract employees.
They do the same jobs as regular workers, but they get paid less money.
A lawmaker from Tirupati, named Maddila Gurumurthy, went to the capital city New Delhi to talk about this problem.
He met with the Union minister for labour, Mansukh Mandaviya, and gave him a letter about the workers.
He asked that workers who do the same work should get the same pay, which is called 'Equal Pay for Equal Work.'
The minister said the government is planning to make a new law about equal pay for both government and private jobs.
The lawmaker also said hospital workers should get proper days off each week.
Some workers who had been on the job for more than ten years were let go without any warning, and he asked for those cases to be reviewed.
He also wants fair hiring, so that everyone gets a fair chance to get a job.
Tirupati MP Dr Maddila Gurumurthy and YSRC Lok Sabha floor leader Peddireddy Mithun Reddy met Union labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi and submitted a representation.
Gurumurthy sought implementation of the principle of 'Equal Pay for Equal Work' and appropriate service benefits for contract employees in government medical colleges, hospitals, dental colleges and nursing colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
Mandaviya informed the MPs that the Union government was planning to introduce legislation on equal pay for equal work covering employees in both the government and private sectors.
The MP raised concerns over employees in essential healthcare services working without adequate weekly days off and urged proper implementation of labour laws.
Gurumurthy flagged cases of contract employees and supervisors with over 10 years of continuous service who were allegedly removed without prior notice or due process.
- Who
- Tirupati MP Dr Maddila Gurumurthy, YSRC Lok Sabha floor leader Peddireddy Mithun Reddy, and Union labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya
- What
- Submission of a representation urging the Union labour ministry to address contract employees' concerns, including equal pay for equal work, weekly rest and review of alleged removals
- When
- Monday (exact date not specified in the article)
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- Contract employees in government medical, dental and nursing institutions in Andhra Pradesh receive lower wages than regular employees despite similar duties, lack adequate weekly days off, and some were allegedly removed without due process
- MP who submitted representation
- Dr Maddila Gurumurthy, Tirupati MP
- Minister approached
- Mansukh Mandaviya, Union labour and employment minister
- Meeting location
- New Delhi
- Core demand
- Equal Pay for Equal Work and appropriate service benefits
- Government response
- Planning legislation on equal pay for equal work for government and private sectors
- Affected workers
- Contract employees in government medical colleges, hospitals, dental colleges and nursing colleges in Andhra Pradesh
- Alleged violation
- Removal of employees with over 10 years of service without prior notice or due process
- Constitutional basis cited
- Articles 14 and 16