The Assembly Standing Committee on Industries has expressed dissatisfaction over violation of MoU norms by industrial units here vis-à-vis locals’ appointment and CSR activities.
“Industries have come here simply to make business. They have violated terms and conditions of the MoUs they signed with the State Government regarding local employment and CSR activities,” said committee members here on Thursday.
The committee, comprising Chairman Prafulla Majhi and members Chandra Sekhar Majhi, Ramesh Patua, Dr Raseswari Panigrahi, visited the district on the day.
The committee asked the Bhusan’s Rengali plant authorities to give employments to local youths on a priority basis. “You have appointed youths of other States without interviews by depriving of local educated youths in violation of agreements,” the committee told the plant authorities during the review meeting held at the circuit house.
The committee also expressed utter dissatisfaction that the district administration was yet take any action against the company.
While Rengali MlA Ramesh Patua expressed his dissatisfaction on the issue, Sambalpur MlA Dr Raseswari Panigrahi wanted to know why the Bhusan authorities dismissed some workers from jobs without prior notice.
However, they praised the Hindalco plant at Hirakud for giving jobs to locals in good numbers. Chairman Majhi said that the committee would advise the State Government to take strong steps to curb the monopoly of the industries.