Cabinet decides to regularise contract workers at KPPL

The State Cabinet connected Wednesday decided to regularise each declaration workers astatine the Kerala Paper Products Limited (KPPL), Velloor, which was formed aft the State authorities took implicit the defunct Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL).

A full of 181 declaration employees volition present beryllium offered imperishable appointments, according to Industries Minister P. Rajeeve.

In a statement, the Minister pointed retired that the beneficiaries of the landmark determination are workers who mislaid their employment erstwhile the Central government-owned HNL was unopen down. The State authorities had aboriginal taken implicit the institution and reconstituted it arsenic the KPPL. The determination reflects the government’s beardown committedness to protecting workers’ rights and livelihoods.

The State had taken implicit the HNL by settling each fiscal liabilities towards employees successful accordance with the solution program approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Shortly aft the KPPL began operations, astir of the erstwhile HNL employees were reappointed connected a declaration ground successful assorted posts.

Productivity council

The authorities had constituted a quality resources committee successful 2021 to survey the unit operation and recruitment requirements indispensable for the KPPL’s operations. A productivity assembly was besides assigned to supply consultancy enactment to this committee. Based connected the reports of some the bodies and a elaborate reappraisal by the Finance department, the authorities decided to regularise the declaration workers. The employees volition present beryllium entitled to each statutory benefits that are applicable to imperishable staff.

The Minister added that the KPPL has shown dependable maturation successful turnover since the State government’s takeover. The institution has already achieved ₹85 crore successful income truthful acold during the 2025–26 fiscal year. Moreover, a ₹741-crore enlargement task is presently nether the government’s consideration.