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Title:
Regarding issues of salt workers in Surendranagar Parliamentary Constituency of Gujarat.
SHRI DEVJIBHAI G. FATEPARA (SURENDRANAGAR): Hon’ble
Speaker Madam, I thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to speak.
In my constituency Surendranagar, Gujarat, there are salt farmers (agaariya) in
Patdi region and they earn their livelihood by making salt. Hindustan Salt
Company is working in this region since a very long time in about 23000 acre
land. CMD and General Manager of this company behave in a very bad manner with
salt farmers. They exploit the employees and labourers very much. About 250 labourers
are working in this company. Employees working at lower level do not get
promotion. The salt farmers who have been working here for forty years just get
Rs.220/- as daily wage. Labourers are made to work as wireman, fitter, clerk
and plant operator whereas salary is paid as per Class-IV employees. General
Manager and CMD of this company have awarded tenders to their relatives at high
rates and thus caused loss to public exchequer. The labourers are getting
salary as per 5th Pay Commission whereas 7th Pay
Commission is applicable at present. These salt farmers are being exploited.
The company purchases bromine from the salt farmers at very low rates and then
sell it to others at very high rates. The salt farmers also pay heavy rent for
the land.
Speaker
Madam, please allow me to speak as it is very important issue pertaining to
poor salt farmers. Lease of this company has expired in 2012. In spite of this,
without renewing the lease and ignoring rules and regulations of the
Government, the company is exploiting salt farmers and labourers. It was
decided to allot quarters free of cost to the labourers of this company but
high rent is being charged from the labourers for their quarters. These
quarters are very old and
dilapidated. Despite this, the company is not constructing new quarters. Men
and women start working in this company at very young age and continue working
for a long period as long as they can work. These labourers
are not provided with required
equipments like hand gloves, helmet, jacket, shoes, etc for their safety during
work. The labourers have observed hunger strike, given memorandum and representations to get justice. But
CMD and General Manager of this company are not listening to them. Our local
party president and I also requested the company to provide better facilities
to the laboureres but CMD and General Manager of this company have not taken
any action in this regard. Speaker Madam, through you I request the Hon’ble
Minister to form a committee and this committee should visit the salt farmers
and ensure that the salt farmer get justice. Jai
Jai Garvi Gujarat. Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat.
माननीय अध्यक्ष:
श्री भैरों
प्रसाद मिश्र को
श्री
देवजीभाई गोविंदभाई
फतेपारा द्वारा उठाए
गए विषय के साथ
संबद्ध करने की
अनुमति प्रदान
की जाती है।
आइटम नम्बर - 17 रह गया था।
विक्रम
उसेंडी जी, कहां
चले जाते हैं? सभा
पटल पर प्रतिवेदन
रखिए ।
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