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Cabinet approves closure of Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation
The approval will benefit the government exchequer in reducing recurring expenditure on salary and wages of the sick CPSE which is not in operation and earning no income.
BusinessToday.In | March 16, 2021 | Updated 17:46 IST
The Union Cabinet met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the closure of loss-making Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India Ltd (HHEC).
HHEC is a central public sector undertaking (CPSE) under the administrative control of Ministry of Textiles. There are 59 permanent employees and 6 management trainees serving in the Corporation. All the permanent employees and management trainees will be given an opportunity to avail the benefit of a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) as per norms laid down by the Department of Public Enterprises, the government said in a release.
The Cabinet approved the closure of Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India (HHEC), a government undertaking under the administrative control of the textile ministry. Employees in the corporation 59 permanent and six management trainees will be given an opportunity to avail voluntary retirement scheme, according to norms laid down by the Department of Public Enterprises. The approval will benefit the exchequer in reducing recurring expenditure on salary/wages of a sick central public sector enterprise (CPSE) which is not in operation and earning no income. The corporation has been continuously incurring losses since 2015-16 and not earning sufficient income to meet its running expenses. There is little scope for its revival, necessitating closure, an official statement said.
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New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the closure of Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India Limited (HHEC) which is an undertaking of the Indian government and comes under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles.