Jowai May 07: The Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) Jaintia Hills Unit in the letter that they have sent to the cement factories in Jaintia Hills they have asked cement company to purchased coal at the rate of Rs.6000 per tone which the company refused complai with their demand.
In the letter the FKJGP has listed a lot of demand to be implemented by cement company.That any Post to be appointed by the Company should be appointed by our local people only, thePnar and Khasi.
Increment of the local person who worked in the Company should be given 40%. They should also provided transportation and quarter should be allowed to used by the khasi and Jaintia Staff who worked in your Company.
That the Schools as agreed by the Company to be established in this area for the benefits of our people should be immediately constructed.That the Hospital as agreed by the Company to establish in this area for the benefit of our local people should be constructed at early date.
Non tribal labour should registered according to the labour act, the company which felling of trees or cutting of trees at the place where they are digging of Cement stones should be planted more trees at this place.
That the non tribal Driver of any Truck should not be allowed to carry Cement to lodge atdifferent areas in Jaintia Hills, except our local Driver of the Pnar and Khasi people.
That the Cement to be sold by the Company within the District East and West Jaintia should be fixed at the rate as Rs. 190/- per bag.
In reply to the letter given by the FKJGP the Jaintia Hills Cement Manufactures Association (JHCMA) has written to the Deputy Commissioner of East Jaintia Hills informing the District Adminstration that all the cement company in Jaintia Hills are following the agreement that they have reach with he Dorbar shnong which cover most of the demand raised by the FKJGP.
In these letter to the Deputy Commissioner the JHCMA said that there are certain demand which are not justified and they wont be able to meet them
The JHCMA said that they have no right to fix the selling rate of the cement without realizing the cost of its production etc., which has increased alarmingly over the years. Already we are giving subsidized cement to the local people of the surrounding villages @ Rs. 160which is below our production cost.
when the coal is available in this area on much low cost then why should the rate of coal befixed at Rs. 6000- per ton, which is meaningless.There are certain other points, which are a direct interference in our Company’s policy and Administrative affairs. (SP News)
