An officer of a public sector undertaking who had retired in 2013 has been paid his retirement dues of about ₹3.5 lakh after the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission.
In a statement on Thursday, the NHRC said the officer, who worked at ITI Limited till retiring on September 30, 2014, had filed a complaint with it on October 10, 2016 saying that the company had not cleared his dues for two years. With his wife suffering from cancer, he had told the NHRC that he needed the money to pay for the treatment.
Poor finances
In its inquiry, the NHRC found that the company’s financial condition was weak and that it was hoping to clear the dues within two years.
“Admittedly, ITI Limited has to pay the dues of ex-employees. The complainant’s wife is suffering from lung cancer and her treatment cannot wait for two years,” the NHRC observed, ordering the company to clear the complainant’s dues.
On Tuesday, the NHRC was informed that the complainant, who had been posted in the Rae Bareli office of the company as an accounts officer, had been issued a cheque of ₹3,47,774. On May 8, the company had decided to sanction the amount as a special case in view of the medical emergency.
