Kovur sugar factory workers to receive ₹22 crore in pending wages after 11 years
Workers at the defunct Kovur sugar factory in Andhra Pradesh have received ₹22 crore in long-pending wages after an 11-year wait. The state government sanctioned the payment following advocacy from local political representatives.
Why it matters
This resolution addresses a long-standing labor dispute and provides financial relief to workers who were left without compensation for over a decade.
The workers of the now-defunct Kovur sugar factory have finally received their pending wages, totalling ₹22 crore, after 11 years. The State government recently sanctioned the amount and issued an order to this effect.
Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy expressed happiness at the new development and thanked the State government for its gesture. At the party office in Nellore, Ms. Prashanthi Reddy, along with the beneficiaries, performed ‘Palabhishekam’ on the portrait of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu as a sign of gratitude on Sunday.
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