Federation urges TVK-led government to drop move to merge TNCSC with Cooperatives Dept.
A newly formed federation of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) workers is protesting against the government's plan to merge the corporation with the Cooperatives Department. The unions are demanding the retention of internal control over rice mills and fair price shops, alongside better wage and employment conditions.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights labor-management tensions and concerns over administrative restructuring in essential public service sectors.
The Federation of All TNCSC Workers Unions has appealed to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam-led government not to pursue the initiatives of the previous DMK regime to merge the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation with the Cooperatives Department.
In September last, the TNCSC Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh urged the then DMK government to drop the proposal to transfer the control of fair price shops run by the Corporation to the Cooperatives Department. It demanded that the new practice of deputing officials from the Cooperatives Department for senior-level posts such as zonal/general managers in TNCSC should be discontinued and these posts should be filled by promoting experienced and senior employees from within the Corporation.
A few days ago, the TNCSC Employees Union staged a protest near the Corporation’s Modern Rice Mill (MRM) at Sitherkadu, Mayiladuthurai, demanding the withdrawal of transferring the control of 21 TNCSC rice mills to the Cooperatives Department.
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