CURATED BY – SUSHIL SONI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Anuppur, District Media In-charge of Bharatiya Janata Party Rajesh Singh has sent a complaint letter to the Coal Minister of Government of India, Central Vigilance Commissioner, Chairman of Coal India, Chairman cum Managing Director of SECL, Chief Vigilance Officer Bilaspur and demanded action against the fraud and exploitation of workers by Neelkanth Company working in Aamadan open mine project. BJP District Media In-charge Rajesh Singh demanded through the letter that for some time now, Neelkanth Company has taken the responsibility of removing soil and transporting coal in the open mine project operated under SECL Yamuna Kotma area, but Neelkanth Company is doing corruption on a large scale in the name of removing soil and transporting coal and also exploiting the workers. SECL is facing losses worth crores of rupees due to corruption being done by Neelkanth Company, which should be investigated and action should be taken.
Fraud is being done in the name of soil and coal transportation
Shri Singh said that Neelkanth Company working in Aamadan open mine project of Jamuna Kotma area is doing fraud on a large scale in the name of removing OB and transporting coal, which should be investigated. Work of removing OB and transporting coal is being done in small quantity but the company is being cheated of crores of rupees through fake bills. The labourers working in Neelkanth Company are being exploited, they are not being paid the wages fixed by SECL Company, they are being exploited by paying wages to the labourers at arbitrary rates, which should be investigated.
Safety equipment not being made available to the employees
In the complaint, Rajesh Singh said that in the coal mine, the labourers are not provided with cap, belt, light, gumboot and other safety equipment during work, due to which their lives are always in danger.
Labor laws are being violated

Shri Singh said that the employees working in Neelkanth Company are being made to work for 12 hours instead of 8 hours, which is against the company's guidelines. Violating labor laws, Neelkanth Company is making the workers work as per its will. A detailed investigation should be conducted into the payments made by Neelkanth Company from SECL and the work done.

Work being taken without training

A large number of employees are being made to work inside the mine without BTC and EME training, due to which an accident can happen anytime.

Employees working in Neelkanth Company are being given a monthly salary of ₹10 to ₹20 thousand and they are being exploited, whereas employees should be paid at the rate of ₹1345 per day.

Arrangements should be made for biometric attendance of all the employees working in Neelkanth Company.
BJP District Media Incharge Rajesh Singh has demanded strict action by investigating the above mentioned points related to the fraud and corruption done by Neelkanth Company and exploitation of laborers so that laborers can get justice and the loss being incurred by SECL Company can be stopped.