AGARTALA, May 8 (TIWN): Employees of Tripura Medical College on Thursday staged protest against the cliiping of the services of 23 employees. Talking to TIWN, the leaders of the movement told that after the raising of wages, amongst the 123 persons employed are terminated from their service.

Today, they had submitted their demands to the Medical Superintendent, Principal and management authorities. Though the authorities claims to look after their demands, but if they are not properly fulfilled, in future long protest movement will be launched.

It is to be mention that Tripura Medical College & Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital or TMC is located in the capital town of Tripura, Agartala, India. The college operates the hospital known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Teaching Hospital within the campus. The campus is located at Hapania under Bishalgarh sub-division of west Tripura district.

The college has an annual intake of 100 students for the MBBS course out of which 15 seats are reserved for All-India Pre Medical Test (CBSE/AIPMT). The college is spread over an area of 31 acres (approx.). The college has a 600-bed hospital with various facilities like NICU, PICU, ICU, ICCU, and Burn Unit, Blood-bank. It has a 24-hour emergency service.

The academic build is almost completed and has all the Pre-clinical and Para-clinical departments with well-equipped laboratory and departmental museums and the Principals Office and the Central Library.