Tirupati MP Dr Maddila Gurumurthy has urged the Union labour ministry to address the concerns of contract employees working in government medical colleges, hospitals, dental colleges and nursing colleges across Andhra Pradesh. Gurumurthy, along with YSRC Lok Sabha floor leader Peddireddy Mithun Reddy, met Union labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on Monday and submitted a representation. The MP said contract employees had been performing duties similar to those of regular employees for several years but continued to receive lower wages. He also raised concerns over employees working in essential healthcare services without adequate weekly days off and urged the ministry to ensure proper implementation of labour laws and provide weekly rest. Gurumurthy further sought uniformity in wages, service benefits, job security and working conditions for contract employees.