Government order issued to provide food allowance instead of meals for sanitation workers
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The Tamil Nadu government has issued an order replacing daily meal provisions with a cash food allowance for sanitation workers in the Greater Chennai Corporation.
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- Sanitation workers in the Greater Chennai Corporation will receive a daily food allowance of 50 rupees instead of provided meals.
- This decision follows complaints regarding food quality, delivery delays, and hygiene issues in kitchens.
- A survey indicated that 92 percent of the 24,264 affected workers preferred cash over meals.
- The government has also canceled the three-year contracts of the private firms currently providing the food services.
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- The disbursement of the new food allowance with monthly wages
- Termination and transition of the current food service provider contracts
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NamedIndia · Chennai Enviro Solutions Private Limited · Urbaser Sumeet · Greater Chennai Corporation · Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department
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