Employees working under the Mukhyamantri Nidan Yojana at a privately operated laboratory in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district went on strike for three hours due to alleged non-payment of salaries for the past two months. The Mukhyamantri Nidan Yojana aims to offer affordable diagnostic facilities to patients. However, workers at the Regional Hospital in Una expressed financial distress as they have not been paid for December 2025 and January 2026.
Many employees, who travel from distant areas like Dulehar, are struggling to meet rent payments, cover household expenses, and support their families because of the delayed salaries. Despite approaching the laboratory management multiple times, they have only received promises without any actual payments. The employees had been assured that their pending salaries would be settled on Monday, but the payments did not materialize.
The frustrated employees staged a work boycott from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, affecting all staff working under the Mukhyamantri Nidan Yojana laboratories. They have warned of escalating their protest if a permanent resolution is not reached promptly, following the organization’s state executive’s directives. Una’s Chief Medical Officer, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, mentioned that the strike caught him by surprise, but diagnostic tests at the Regional Hospital Una proceeded smoothly to avoid inconveniencing patients.
Narendra Kumar, one of the laboratory workers, highlighted that salary delays have become a regular occurrence, causing significant mental and physical stress. He emphasized that salaries have been consistently delayed for almost a year, with the December 2025 payment still pending. Another worker, Sanjana, shared how the financial strain has intensified due to additional responsibilities like educational fees and unmet household expenses.
