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Man works for 14 years after retirement without salary

Kolkata (PTI): A former employee of a health centre in Howrah district here continues his "job" even after 14 years of his retirement, and that too without remuneration, due to his passion to work.

Rabindranath Bhadra, a former employee of Jagatballavpur Block Health Centre, still gets ready and set off to work by 6.00 am daily as was his routine before his retirement in 1995.

"He feels ill if he stops working. Once, we had stopped him from following his gruelling routine. But he started feeling depressed and started developing cardiac problems and so we have allowed him to work so he stays fit and happy," said his wife, Suniti.

The health centre authorities and staff say that Bhadra is too good a worker to miss out and has become indispensable for the smooth functioning of the institution.

"We have become dependent on him after his retirement. If he doesn't come for a day day we face a lot of problems. He is indispensable," Medical officer of Jagatballavpur Block Health Centre, Rupanjali Biswas said.

Asked whether he wanted to be get paid for his services to the government, Bhadra said "I get my pension and that is enough for me and so why should I ask for more?"

He joined 35 years ago as a Group D employee at the Health Centre at a monthly salary of Rs 90.

Bhadra was transferred to other health centres in the district during his service and after his retirement, he returned to the place where he began his work life.

He now gets a monthly pension of Rs 2700.