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Out of job and surviving on parents’ pension
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June 05, 2021 23:41 IST
Yarn of life stretched to the limit for daily wagers such as Chitra in capital mill
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Yarn of life stretched to the limit for daily wagers such as Chitra in capital mill
For eight years, Chitra, a daily wager at the National Textile Corporation’s (NTC) Vijayamohini mills here, had earned just enough to meet her family’s expenses. Now, for the past one year, the family of six has been depending on the old-age pensions of her parents.
When the NTC closed down its 23 spinning mills following the COVID-19-induced lockdown in March last year, Vijayamohini mills too downed its shutters and remained closed for more than one year.