TASMAC workers left high and dry as 717 shops shut across Tamil Nadu
The closure of 717 TASMAC shops across Tamil Nadu has left many employees in uncertainty regarding their future. Workers have not received any communication about transfers or redeployment after the order was issued on May 12. The lack of a transition plan has raised concerns among the affected staff, who rely on their modest salaries to support their families.
- ▪On May 12, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay ordered the closure of 717 TASMAC retail outlets near places of worship and educational institutions.
- ▪The closure affects nearly 3,600 workers statewide, with many employees left without information about their employment status.
- ▪Workers have expressed frustration over the lack of communication from TASMAC regarding their future employment options.
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B. Soundarraj has spent 23 years behind the counter of a TASMAC shop at the Pudukkottai town bus stand — the precise reason it was ordered shut on May 12. Ten days on, he is yet to receive a transfer or redeployment letter or hear from the higher-ups in TASMAC.“My two daughters in Chennai are waiting for coaching fees — one preparing for bank exams, the other for the UPSC,” he said and added: “I don’t know what to tell them.”On May 12, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay directed the TASMAC to close 717 retail outlets located within 500 metres of places of worship, educational institutions, and bus stands — out of 4,765 shops across the State. The order, welcomed by the public, was silent on the employees of the 717 shops.In Pudukkottai, 11 of the 16 shops have been shut.
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