Delay in dependent job appointments troubles Singareni families

Hundreds of families of medically invalidated SCCL employees are facing financial hardship due to delays in dependent job appointments. Union leaders criticised the management for not convening medical board meetings and warned of protests if pending cases are not cleared soon

Kothagudem: Alleged delay in providing dependent jobs to the children of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) employees who were medically invalidated has been troubling a large number of families.

It is said that around 700 to 800 candidates, who cleared medical tests and interviews, have been waiting for appointment orders for the past four to five months in 11 areas of the company across the State.

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However, the SCCL management has been delaying the issue of appointment orders for reasons unknown. It may be noted that candidates applying for dependent jobs are required to undergo a 45-day vocational training course prior to their induction into the company. Due to the delay in issuing appointment orders, employees who have been relieved from service are facing financial hardship without a regular income. They are forced to depend on a meagre pension to support their families.

Normally, employees upon retirement spend their retirement benefits on either buying a house or distributing them among their children and are left with only nominal amounts. As a result, retired employees are compelled to take loans to meet their needs.

Speaking to Telangana Today, Telangana Boggu Ghani Karmika Sangham State general secretary Kapu Krishna criticised the company management for delaying the process of issuing appointment letters to dependent candidates. Since the medical board meeting has not been convened for the past six months, families are suffering financially as workers are unable to attend duties due to illness. The management should immediately convene the medical board meeting to clear pending medical invalidation cases, Krishna demanded.

A retired employee, Vanga Venkat, who was medically invalidated, said that he has been waiting for his son’s appointment orders for the past six months. He urged the management to address the issue on an urgent basis for the benefit of families of retired employees.

Leaders of SCCL’s recognised union AITUC, V Mallikarjuna Rao and Miriyala Rangaiah, warned that the union would take up protests if the management failed to issue appointment orders to dependent candidates immediately.