KARIMGANJ, Jan 22 – “The workers of Cachar Sugar Mills Ltd (CSM) should not be deprived of their arrear salaries on the basis of revised pay scales,” said Shambhu Singh Malah, MLA of Ratabari. Malah said, he was very much aware of the financial condition of the workers, adding that he had been in touch with the secretary, Industries regarding this issue.
It may be recalled that the CSM Ltd located in Chargola under Ratabari Police Station is a sick mill and management has decided to close the mill. Under the prevailing circumstances the workers of the mill are also not against closure, but they want their arrear salaries to be paid on the basis of revised pay scales instead of old pay scales.
Ashutosh Sharma, general secretary, Cachar Chinikal Shramik Union said that in the balance sheet of CSM Ltd, there was a provision for Rs 14 crore against salaries for the workers calculated on the basis of revised scales, but inspite of the sympathetic attitude of the industries deptt, the present management of CSM had been trying to deprive the poor workers for unknown reasons.
In a letter to the secretary, Industries, Govt. of Assam general secretary of Chinikal Shramik Union, CSM, alleged that by violating suggestions and instructions given by the former industries secretary-cum-MD AIDC to the MD,
CSM in Guwahati in presence of MLA Malah, Ratabari the CSM management was trying to hand over all movable and immovable assets of CSM to the Asset Management Cell of Govt of Assam by deputing new security guards from Guwahati replacing existing security guards of CSM.
Quoting the certificate issued by the certificate officer/Bakijai Officer on 18.7.05, the letter said that the CSM Managing Director’s intention of deploying new security guards as announced by him at the CSM site would violate the order of the Bakijai Officer which clearly stated , “MD, CSM, are hereby prohibited from alienating your immovable property or dispose of any part of your movable property.
Meanwhile ten private security guards arrived at the CSM site from Guwahati on December 31 last, but they could not join duty as the workers staged a sit-in-strike infront of the CSM gate on January 1.
The workers apprehend that once CSM security staff are ousted and outsiders take over the charge of the properties of CSM they would also be thrown out and would be deprived of their arrear dues on the basis of revised pay scales.
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