Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Pilibhit Medical College Staff Strike Over Three Months’ Pay
About 150 workers at a medical college in Pilibhit stopped working.
They said they had not received their salaries for three months.
They blamed Balaji Enterprises, the company supplying workers to the college.
The stoppage disrupted hospital services and caused problems for patients.
The college principal said the company had not submitted bills needed for payment processing.
He also said the contract required the company to pay workers even if the college budget was delayed.
Some workers said they were paid less than promised and that their insurance and provident fund money was not deposited.
The principal promised to resolve the matter and take action if rules had been broken.
Around 150 employees at Pilibhit Medical College stopped work over alleged unpaid salaries.
Employees said Balaji Enterprises had not paid them for three months despite repeated requests.
The work boycott disrupted hospital services and inconvenienced patients.
Principal Dr Amit Kumar Singh said the agency had not submitted bills needed to process payments.
Employees also alleged underpayment and missing Employees’ State Insurance and Provident Fund contributions.
- Who
- Around 150 employees of Pilibhit Medical College, Balaji Enterprises, and college principal Dr Amit Kumar Singh.
- What
- Employees stopped work over alleged unpaid wages and other employment-related violations.
- When
- Friday, August 21.
- Where
- Pilibhit Medical College in Pilibhit.
- Why
- Employees alleged that Balaji Enterprises had withheld three months of salaries, paid less than agreed, and failed to deposit ESI and PF contributions.
Employees’ allegations
College administration’s position
Salary payments
Employees’ allegations
Employees alleged that Balaji Enterprises had withheld their salaries for three months despite repeated requests.
College administration’s position
The principal said the agency had not submitted the bills required for the college to process payments.
Responsibility for payment
Employees’ allegations
Employees held the manpower agency responsible for their unpaid wages and alleged that they were paid less than the agreed remuneration.
College administration’s position
The principal said the contract required the agency to pay employees from its own funds even when the college faced budget delays or shortages.
Work boycott
Employees’ allegations
Employees stopped work because they said the non-payment had caused serious financial difficulties.
College administration’s position
The administration said a person identified as Dharmendra, described as the firm’s supervisor, was encouraging employees to join the boycott and promised action if violations were found.
- Employees involved
- Around 150
- Alleged unpaid wages
- Three months of salaries
- Manpower agency
- Balaji Enterprises
- Impact
- Hospital operations were disrupted and patients faced inconvenience.
- College response
- The administration said it had requested bills from the agency but had not received them.
- Contract provision
- The agency was required to pay employees from its own funds despite budget delays or shortages.
- Additional allegations
- Employees said they had not received joining letters, were underpaid, and lacked deposited ESI and PF contributions.