Rabri govt to shut 22 corps it can’t revive

P. Paswan, an under-secretary with the Bihar State Industrial Development Corporation (BSIDC), has resigned himself to the fact that his cor...

P. Paswan, an under-secretary with the Bihar State Industrial Development Corporation (BSIDC), has resigned himself to the fact that his corporation is being shut down. All he wants is that he is paid the salary due to him since 1995. ‘‘They have to give us our money,’’ he said, sounding not too hopeful himself.

While Chief Minister Rabri Devi has approved the shutting down of 22 corporations, the final decision will be taken at a Cabinet meeting late this month. ‘‘The option was to either close or revive the corporations. Those which can’t be run will have to be shut down,’’ said senior Cabinet Minister Jagdanand Singh.

Small-scale Industries Minister Ravindra Charan Yadav told the Legislative Assembly that 14 corporations boards would be shut down. Now eight more corporations and boards have been added to the list, sources said.

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The fate of the thousands who work for these corporations and boards is not yet known. ‘‘We have not taken any decisions yet. But we will be giving all the staff alternate employment in the government,’’ said minister Yadav about the six corporations under him.

Meanwhile, agitation has already started in the state with the Left Coordination Committee holding dharnas against the decision. ‘‘The Chief Minister should think about what the government employees will do. They will be on the streets. Thousands of people would be jobless,’’ said CPM’s Ganesh Shankar Vidhyarthi.

‘‘There is about the livelihood of thousands of people involved here. Where will they go? The government should curtail wasteful expenditure and give the money to the corporation employees. The government should attempt to revive the corporations,’’ said PUCL’s Kishori Das.

All India Central Council of Trade Unions general secretary R.N. Thakur said they would fight for the employees of the state corporation and ensure they are paid their arrears along with alternate employment.

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