Waste cotton has been missing in the mill since 2014.
Trade unions have demanded action against the officials concerned at Sri Rangavilas Ginning, Spinning and Weaving mill, a unit of National Textile Corporation (NTC) here.
The Coimbatore District Mill Workers’ Union (affiliated to AITUC) has said in a press release that the general manager of the mill had filed a complaint with the police on March 12 that 40,000 kg of comber waste (cotton waste), worth Rs. 35 lakh is missing from the mill (since 2014).
Based on it, action was taken on a daily wage worker in waste godown department.
The common practice at the mill is to assess the stock of cotton, yarn and waste cotton in the mill at the end of the financial year and get it certified by independent authorities.
Tender
Similarly, the waste cotton at the mill is sold through tender every three months.
The mill officials had said at the yarn production committee meeting on February 29 that the mill had 38,000 kg of waste cotton.
Any material is brought into the mill or taken out only with the authorisation of the general manager of the mill. Similarly, sale of any product is only through tender.
With several systems in place, waste cotton has been missing in the mill since 2014.
It is learnt that for the last one-and-a-half years, the department had maintained two registers to record the waste taken out, the union said.
Action has been taken on the worker and two officers.
The mill management should take action on all officials concerned, the union demanded.
Probe on
An official of the NTC told The Hindu that investigations are on, both internally and by the police.
Trade unions have demanded action against the officials concerned at Sri Rangavilas Ginning, Spinning and Weaving mill, a unit of National Textile Corporation (NTC) here.
The Coimbatore District Mill Workers’ Union (affiliated to AITUC) has said in a press release that the general manager of the mill had filed a complaint with the police on March 12 that 40,000 kg of comber waste (cotton waste), worth Rs. 35 lakh is missing from the mill (since 2014).
Based on it, action was taken on a daily wage worker in waste godown department.
The common practice at the mill is to assess the stock of cotton, yarn and waste cotton in the mill at the end of the financial year and get it certified by independent authorities.
Tender
Similarly, the waste cotton at the mill is sold through tender every three months.
The mill officials had said at the yarn production committee meeting on February 29 that the mill had 38,000 kg of waste cotton.
Any material is brought into the mill or taken out only with the authorisation of the general manager of the mill. Similarly, sale of any product is only through tender.
With several systems in place, waste cotton has been missing in the mill since 2014.
It is learnt that for the last one-and-a-half years, the department had maintained two registers to record the waste taken out, the union said.
Action has been taken on the worker and two officers.
The mill management should take action on all officials concerned, the union demanded.
Probe on
An official of the NTC told The Hindu that investigations are on, both internally and by the police.