HMT crisis: employees seek MP’s intervention
Employees at the public sector unit Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) in Kalamassery are seeking political intervention to address a severe financial crisis. The union reports delayed salaries and a lack of working capital, despite the company holding significant production orders.
Why it matters
The struggle highlights the operational challenges faced by state-run enterprises in India and the impact of delayed government revival packages on workers.
Employees of Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT), Kalamassery, on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Rajya Sabha member John Brittas, seeking his intervention to resolve the prolonged financial crisis in the public sector unit.
The HMT Employees Union (CITU), in its memorandum, said salaries had been delayed continuously and urged the Centre to implement the long-pending HMT revival package announced earlier.
The union, in a statement, said Mr. Brittas had assured the employees that he would take up the issue with the Centre. The memorandum noted that despite assurances made during a meeting with Union Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in December 2025, the revival package had not been implemented even after seven months.
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