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Cabinet clears offers for HMT employees

| | Jan 06, 2016, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for offering attractive 'VRS / VSS packages' at 2007 pay scales to mitigate the hardships being faced by the employees of HMT Watches Ltd., HMT Chinar Watches Ltd. and HMT Bearings Ltd. and close their operations.

"The movable and immovable assets of the companies will be disposed of as per the Govt. policy," read a government statement.

With a cash assistance of Rs. 427.48 crore, the three loss making subsidiaries of HMT Ltd. namely HMT Watches Ltd,, HMT Chinar Watches Ltd., HMT Bearings Ltd., will attain closure after separation of about a thousand employees through attractive VRS /VSS and settlement of their dues, read the statement.

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