(a) whether salary and other facilities have not been paid to
CCI employees since March, 2001;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether budgetary provisions were made for paying wages
salary to the CCI employees;
(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the details of steps taken or proposed to be taken by the
Government to expedite the payment?
MINISTER OF LABOUR (DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA)
(a) to (e): Cement Corporation of India (CCI) is a sick
company which has been referred to the BIFR. Due to severe
liquidity crunch and accumulated losses, the employees of Cement
Corporation of India have not been paid wages and salary since
March, 2001. The primary responsibility of paying wage and
salary rests with the Company. However, the Government has been
providing non-plan support within its budgetary constraints, to
Cement Corporation of India for payment of salary and wages to
its employees. A sum of Rs. 41.40 crore was released to the
company during 2000-2001 and Rs. 6.33 crore during 2001-2002 for
payment of salary and wages by way of re-appropriation of funds.