On April 21, 2026, hundreds of contract workers employed in sanitation, security, and patient care at government hospitals in Telangana protested in Hyderabad, demanding an increase in their minimum wage to ₹26,000 from the current ₹15,000. The workers gathered in Koti and staged a sit-in outside the offices of the Director of Medical Education (DME) and the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP). Their demands included the abolition of the agency-based employment system, direct salary payments through a government corporation, and the provision of national, festival, and earned leave, along with a one-month bonus for hospital workers. The protest highlights ongoing concerns regarding fair compensation and working conditions for contract employees in the healthcare sector.