Deputy Labour Commissioner A Gandhi has said that they would launch special drive to open bank account for all beedi workers in the region including Karimnagar, Rajanna-Sircilla, Jagtial and Peddapalli districts to ensure proper payment of wages for rolling beedis.
Responding to a news item “Beedi workers being pushed into debt” published in these columns on Saturday, the Labour Commissioner said that the women beedi workers were not having bank accounts and the beedi companies were unable to disburse their wages following the demonetization. He said that they would convene a meeting with the bankers.