Assam: Rs 650-crore package ready for Paper Mills' Employee!

 

 

Good news for paper mills' workers! Assam government's interest in rescuing and establishing the employees of the two paper mills of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) in Nagaon and Cachar which has been closed down. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "We have a package of Rs 650 crore ready for the 1,000 employees of the two paper mills". The Assam Government is ready to pay that amount within a week. It may be mentioned that the mills' employees, who have been suffering because of non-payment of salaries, have appealed to the government many times for remittance of their dues, but nothing has been done till date.