Industries asked to declare holiday on polling days

The Joint Director of Industrial Safety and Health, Tiruchi, has directed concern units successful Tiruchi, Karur, Ariyalur, and Perambalur districts to state paid vacation for labourers and workers from different States employed successful specified units and astatine the operation sites connected the time of polling to alteration them workout their franchise.

In a property merchandise here, the Joint Director (Additional Charge), R. Rajasekaran, said elections successful Puducherry, Kerala, and Assam volition beryllium held connected April 9 portion it volition beryllium held connected April 23 successful Tamil Nadu. The archetypal signifier polling successful West Bengal is scheduled connected April 23 and the 2nd signifier polling connected April 29.