Workers of the 104 health helpline service, whose employment was terminated with effect from February 15, have urged the Karnataka Government to ensure that they are reinstated by the company that bags the new contract.
Piramal Healthcare Company, a Hyderabad-based firm, was running the health helpline service.
Addressing mediapersons in Hubballi on February 18, the former staff, who did not want to be named for fear of being targeted by the company, claimed that services of over 400 staff of the ‘104-Health-line’, including 250 in Hubballi and 150 in Bengaluru, had been terminated from February 15, as the Karnataka Government had failed to clear dues of the company.
