Manjolai issue: Tamil Nadu government announces assistance package for estate workers
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu government announces assistance package for Manjolai estate workers including housing, training, and employment opportunities.
The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday, July 28, 2024 announced an assistance package to Manjolai estate workers, as the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation (BBTC) managing the Manjolai tea estate in Tirunelveli district is winding up its operations by announcing a voluntary retirement scheme for its workers.
The package aims to rehabilitate the tea estate workers by providing housing facilities and to provide training and skilling for future employment opportunities. Minister Thangam Thennarasu announced the features of the assistance package on Sunday.
According to a report submitted by the BBTC to Tamil Nadu government’s Labour Welfare Department, except for 23 workers who are set to retire in September, a total of 536 workers have signed in the agreement opting for voluntary retirement. They also received 25% of the ex-gratia for opting for voluntary retirement, it has informed the TN government.
“Steps would be taken through the Labour Welfare Department to get the workers the remaining 75% of the ex-gratia due to workers from the company, their monthly pension as per the rules and all legal entitlements,” an official release said.
About 418 workers from 389 families submitted pleas to special committee constituted by the Tamil Nadu government. While 266 expressed interest to work in Tirunelveli district, 76 wanted to relocate to Tenkasi district, 49 in Thoothukudi district and 18 in other districts. Nine of them wanted to relocate to other States, the release said.
Considering this as a special case, the State government would provide free house patta in rural areas by relaxing norms and construct houses for them under the Kalaignar Kanavu Illam scheme for houseless workers.
The State government also announced allocation of housing units under Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board located at Pappankulam in Ambasamudram taluk in Tirunelveli district. It would also allot houses for them in the under-construction TNUHDB units at Reddiarpatti in Tirunelveli city.
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