THE COAL AND MINES MINISTER SUSHREE UMA BHARTI DECIDES TO OPEN
AN PROVIDENT FUND OFFICE IN GODHAVARIKHANI IN KARIMNAGAR DISTRICT
THE MOVE TO HELP OVER ONE LAKH
WORKERS OF SINGERENI COAL COMPANY LIMITED
WORKERS DEMAND MET WHO HAVE
BEEN REPRESENTING SINCE 1973 FOR AN PROVIDENT FUND OFFICE IN GODHAVARIKHANI
To benefit over one
lakh workers and the staff of Singereni Coal Company Limited,
the Union Coal and Mines Minister Sushree Uma Bharti has decided
to open a Provident Fund office in Godhavarikhani in Karimnagar
district. Earlier, the office which was catering to the needs
of Singereni Coal Company Limited at Kothagudem was shifted to
Hyderabad in 1973. The workers have been facing problems towards
Provident Fund, various advances relating to marriage, children’s
education and house building for which they had to go to Hyderabad
office to settle/pursue the payments.
In the meeting with
the officers of the Ministry of Coal and Commissioner, Coal Mines
Provident Fund Organisation today, Sushree Uma Bharti directed
the Commissioner to open the office at Godhavarikhani by the middle
of next month to settle the provident fund and other advance cases
of the workers and staff. She reviewed the position of pendency
of cases of provident fund and other advances, and also directed
the Commissioner to make a time schedule for settling such payments.
She has also asked the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation
to modernise its offices including computerisation for speedy
disposal.
The needs of the
workers of Singereni Coal Company Limited were being met by Regional
Provident Fund Office which was earlier at Kothagudem in Karimnagar
district which was functioning since 1963. In 1973, a decision
was taken to shift the office to Hyderabad. With the shifting
of office, the workers have been facing problems and representing
to open a Provident Fund Office in Godhavarikhani. The decision
by the Coal and Mines Minister, Sushree Uma Bharti brings to an
end to the problems of over one lakh workers. The Godhavarikhani
Office will work as sub-office of Regional Provident Fund Office
in Hyderabad.
The Telugu Desam
Party Member of Parliament, Mrs. C.Sughuna Kumari has been raising
the issue at the Parliamentary Consultative Committee Meetings
of the Ministry of Coal.
