PATIALA: Inspired by Mayor Sanjeev Sharma Bittu's relentless efforts, several social organizations of the city have come forward to help the multi-task workers working day and night in the COVID ward of Government Rajindra Hospital. Arriving at Rajindra Hospital on Friday morning with the representative of NGOs, the Mayor announced that in addition to the salaries of the multi-task workers, financial assistance of Rs. 9 to 10 lakh per month would be provided as incentives.The multi-task workers will get an additional amount of Rs 2, 000 to Rs 3, 000 per month. There was an atmosphere of happiness among the multi-task workers following the announcement. At the same time the Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr. HS Rekhi, Surbhi Malik in charge of COVID Care (Tertiary Care) and all the doctors including the Mayor expressed gratitude to the social organizations for their appreciable service for taking care of them.
Responding to media queries, Mayor Sanjeev Sharma Bittu said that Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Member of Parliament Mrs Preneet Kaur were making all possible efforts to take care of the patients suffering from COVID-19. Each and every COVID patient is being provided services of oxygen, ventilator (as per need), essential medicines and nutritious food at Government Rajindra Hospital. "We all need to give the necessary support to the people who are currently working with the Corona virus infected patients and taking care of them. "They are also conducting funerals for those who died due to corona, which is no less than a challenge. All the NGOs have come together on one platform in this difficult time to come forward and provide financial assistance to the multi-task workers. This effort of NGOs would provide financial assistance of Rs. Two to three thousand per month to each multi-task worker." said the Mayor by adding that the Punjab government could not go beyond the purview of the law and increase the salaries of multi-tasked workers, that is why the decision to provide financial assistance to the workers caring for Corona patients through social organizations has been taken.
On behalf of Shri Radha Krishan Janseva Samiti, Anish Mangla, Praveen Sharma, Vinod Bansal, Surinder Jindal, Sushil Gautam, General Secretary Vinod Sharma, Bhai Ghania Trust and Sai Seva Sanstha would jointly provide daily milk and fruits to all COVID patients of Rajindra Hospital. They reiterated that this service would continue. Representatives of the organizations said that they will continue to serve until we have completely conquered the Corona pandemic. It may be recalled that Mayor Sanjeev Sharma Bittu has taken an innovative initiative in the control room of COVID Care Center to make the presence of two counsellors daily to bridge the gap between the families of COVID patients and the hospital administration.