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Suresh Gopi Offers Rs 32 Lakh for Alappuzha Workers
Some Kudumbashree workers in Alappuzha had not received their salaries for four to five months.
Their delayed wages became widely known after a video of them speaking to Suresh Gopi spread online.
Gopi offered to pay Rs 32 lakh himself if the government payment remained delayed.
He said he wanted to make sure the workers’ families had food during Onam.
His office contacted officials to help solve the problem.
Gopi then spoke directly with the Alappuzha District Collector.
The government sanctioned the money, and officials said the workers would receive it on time.
Gopi said the important thing was that the workers got the money, not who paid it.
Kudumbashree workers under the Tourism Department in Alappuzha reportedly went four to five months without salaries.
Union Minister Suresh Gopi offered Rs 32 lakh from his personal account to clear the wage arrears.
Gopi said he made the offer to ensure the workers’ families would not go hungry during Onam.
The Alappuzha administration urgently sanctioned the funds after Gopi contacted authorities, according to his account.
The workers’ payment issue was resolved, allowing them to celebrate Onam, Gopi said.
- Who
- Kudumbashree workers under the Tourism Department and Union Minister Suresh Gopi.
- What
- A wage-arrears dispute was resolved after Gopi offered Rs 32 lakh and the government sanctioned the funds.
- Where
- Alappuzha, Kerala.
- When
- The issue was reported on August 23, during the Onam season; the workers had reportedly gone four to five months without salaries.
- Why
- Gopi said he wanted to prevent the workers and their families from going hungry during Onam.
Key facts
- Workers affected
- Kudumbashree workers under the Tourism Department in Alappuzha
- Unpaid period
- Four to five months
- Amount offered
- Rs 32 lakh
- Proposed source
- Suresh Gopi’s personal account
- Government action
- The government urgently sanctioned the funds after Gopi contacted officials
- Payment status
- The issue was reported as resolved, with payment expected to reach the workers on time
- Reason cited
- Ensuring workers and their families could avoid hardship during Onam
Quotes
Suresh Gopi
Union Minister who intervened over the delayed wages of Alappuzha Kudumbashree workers
“I have no insistence that I should be the one to pay the money. My greatest happiness is not in who provided it, but in knowing whether the rightful fruits of the hard work of those poor workers reached their hands properly during this Onam season.”
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“With the sole intention of ensuring that their families did not go hungry during the Onam season, I was prepared to pay Rs 32 lakh in advance from my own account and clear the salary arrears if the technical hurdles continued to delay the process.”
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