Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Drop move on SEZs, HMS tells Centre

Drop move on SEZs, HMS tells Centre
Monday February 12 2007 12:13 IST
TIRUCHY: Quoting from the remarks of Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram, who reportedly said that the formation of Special Economic
Zones (SEZs) would incur the country a revenue loss to the tune of one
lakh crore rupees in four years due to the various tax exemptions
granted to the multinationals, the Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) has urged
the Centre to immediately drop the formation of SEZs in the larger
interests of the country.

A resolution to this effect was adopted at the 26th state conference of
the Tamil Nadu State Committee of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), which
concluded on Sunday.

As the multinationals grabbed lakhs of acres of agricultural lands from
the farmers, it deprived the farmers and lakhs of agricultural labourers
of their livelihood, Hind Mazdoor Sabha said.

In another resolution, the Hind Mazdoor Sabha appealed to the centre to
expand the rural employment assurance scheme to all the rural and urban
areas and provide proper safeguards to keep it free from corruption and
other malpractices during the implementation of the scheme.

The conference appealed to the State Government to immediately implement
the long pending demand for the wage hike of three lakh cotton mill workers.

The conference also urged the government to take necessary steps to
release the arrears of the employees of the closed mills and in the
meantime to grant a monthly assistance of Rs 2000.

In another resolution, it appealed to the government to enhance the
monthly pension for the unorganised sector workers to Rs 1000, ex-gratia
for accidental death to Rs 3 lakh and natural death to one lakh rupees.

The conference urged the centre to exempt the profit making public
sector undertakings (PSUs) from disinvestment.

The conference also sought sales tax exemption to the supply of cement
to the 384 panchayat unions done through the District Rural Development
Agency (DRDA).
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20070212015130&Page=T&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Tamil+Nadu&Topic=0&aDate=2%2F12%2F2007

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