BMS urges govt to restart production in closed NTC mills

New Delhi: Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) on Thursday urged the central government to restart production in closed NTC mills.
“The Government of India must start production in closed NTC Mills immediately and provide work to all workers who are getting only 50 per cent salary since the COVID induced in March 2020,” the BMS said in a memorandum submitted to Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal.
The BMS has requested the government to divide the existing 23 mills into viable and non-viable categories and start production in all the modernized and viable mills immediately.
“BMS strongly feels that the perception of Government has to change to restarting and revival of NTC Mills. The production in all 23 NTC mills was suspended from 25th March 2020 under the Instructions of Government of India as a part of COVID19 norms,” the BMS said.
The memorandum has pointed out that the closed mills have not started the production
activity and is paying only 50 per cent wages to workmen and 100 per cent wages to administrative and technical staff.
” Even the 50 per cent salary to workers are also not paid since last three months. Now, the Government is trying to privatize all NTC mills thinking this textile PSU is a “white elephant”,” the BMS said.
The BMS appealed to the textiles minister to consider the different advantage points possessed by NTC limited. (UNI)