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Kavitha Seeks 35% Profit Share for Singareni Workers
Kalvakuntla Kavitha led a protest in Hyderabad about the needs of coal mine workers.
She asked the government and Singareni Collieries to address workers’ unresolved problems.
One demand was for workers to receive 35% of the company’s profits.
She also called for better medical reviews and for a problem involving workers’ names to be fixed.
Kavitha asked for vacant Junior Assistant jobs to be filled.
She also wanted jobs for some workers’ dependants and land for workers to build homes.
Other demands included new coal blocks and no income tax for Singareni workers.
She said workers’ contribution to the state’s economy should be recognised.
Telangana Rakshana Sena president Kalvakuntla Kavitha led a protest near Singareni Bhavan in Hyderabad.
She urged the State government and Singareni Collieries Company Limited to resolve workers’ long-pending issues.
Kavitha demanded that workers receive 35% of the company’s profits and that contract workers receive wages under High Power Committee recommendations.
Her demands included more frequent medical board meetings, resolving workers’ alias-name issues, and filling Junior Assistant vacancies.
She also called for jobs for dependants, land for workers’ housing, new coal blocks for Singareni, and abolishing workers’ income tax.
- Who
- Kalvakuntla Kavitha and Telangana Rakshana Sena activists; Singareni coal mine workers are the focus.
- What
- Kavitha led a protest and demanded a 35% profit share and other welfare and employment measures.
- Where
- Singareni Bhavan, Hyderabad.
- When
- Monday; no date is specified.
- Why
- To press the State government and Singareni Collieries Company Limited to resolve workers’ long-pending issues.
Kavitha’s demands
Government and company position
Workers’ profit share and welfare
Kavitha’s demands
Kavitha called for a 35% share of company profits and stronger welfare measures for Singareni workers.
Government and company position
The article reports no response or position from the State government or Singareni Collieries Company Limited.
Employment and worker benefits
Kavitha’s demands
Kavitha sought filled vacancies, jobs for affected dependants, housing land, new coal blocks, income-tax abolition, and wage recommendations for contract workers.
Government and company position
The article does not state the government’s or company’s position on these proposals.
Key facts
- Protest leader
- Kalvakuntla Kavitha, president of Telangana Rakshana Sena
- Main profit demand
- A 35% share of company profits for workers
- Protest location
- Singareni Bhavan, Hyderabad
- Medical board request
- Meetings twice a month; Kavitha also sought medically unfit status for all workers who had applied before the board
- Employment demands
- Fill Junior Assistant vacancies and provide jobs to dependants whose appointments were delayed by vigilance inquiries
- Housing demand
- Two guntas of land for every worker under a housing scheme
- Other demands
- Allocate new coal blocks to Singareni, abolish workers’ income tax, and implement High Power Committee wage recommendations for contract workers
Sources
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