TN CM hails Yavatmal SP who acted on TOI report

TNN | Apr 6, 2020, 04:57 IST

Yavatmal: The story highlighting the plight of over 400 youths hailing from southern states living in inhumane conditions in hostels at Pusad, published by TOI on March 31, moved not just the bureaucrats, but also Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami who sent an e-mail to his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray expressing gratitude for extending help to them.
Palaniswami praised the efforts of Yavatmal SP M Rajkumar who acted quickly and arranged all essentials for the boys, hailing from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, stranded in the three hostels of Pusad.
Soon after TOI had published the story, M Rajkumar had visited the hostels and ordered Vasant Nagar PSO Pradeepsingh Pardeshi to take food grains and other essentials to the hostels and also deputed a cook for preparing meals for the boys. He had also arranged a medical team which examined the youths and provided with medicines to the needy.
The SP also held a meeting with SDO Dr Vyankat Rathod, BDO Shivaji Gawai, PI Pramesh Atram and PI Pradeepsingh Pardeshi and instructed them to ensure the inmates get basic amenities at the hostels.
A Delhi-based private company -- Glaze Trading India Company Private Limited -- having its headquarters at Janakpuri of New Delhi, had recruited over 1600 youths, mostly in the age group of 20-30, for marketing its products by luring them with a promise of Rs8,000 to Rs30,000 per month pay and incentives.
These youths were sent to Pusad for ‘training’ for the last 10-18 months. None of them was paid any salary despite the promise at the time of their online recruitment.