(a) whether the workers and employees of the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) have not received salaries for more than 9 months;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) the steps taken to expedite the payment of their salaries; and
(d) the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (DR. VALLABHBHAI KATHIRIA)
(a) to (d): The status of payment of Salary/wages in the units of CCI is given in the Annexure.
CCI is a sick company under reference to BIFR and is unable to generate funds to pay wages
regularly. The Government has been providing financial support to the company, to the extent
possible. An amount of Rs.40.41 crore was provided during 2000-2001 as Non-Plan support to the
company for payment of salary and wages. A further amount of Rs.22.70 crores has been provided
for this purpose so far during the current year.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4163 FOR ANSWER ON 14.12.2001
REGARDING SALARY TO EMPLOYEES OF CEMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (CCI) ASKED BY SHRI
VIRENDER KUMAR
STATUS OF SALARY & WAGES IN CEMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED AS ON 30.11.2001
S.NO. NAME OF THE UNIT SALARY PAID UPTO OPERATING UNITS
1. BOKAJAN OCTOBER,2001
2. TANDUR OCTOBER,2001
3. RAJBAN SEPTEMBER,2001
NON-OPERATING UNITS
4. MANDHAR JULY,2001
5. KURKUNTA JULY,2001 6. NAYAGAON JULY,2001
7 AKALTARA JULY,2001
8. ADILABAD JULY,2001
9. CHARKHI DADRI JULY,2001` 10. DELHI GRINDING UNIT JULY,2001