Kolkata (West Bengal), June 17 -- : West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday urged Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to not shift the raw materials division (RMD) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) from Kolkata, saying that the move could impact two steel plants in the state and affect families of employees.
In a letter to Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan, Mitra said "I am shocked to learn from the media that the RMD, headquartered in Kolkata, is being dismantled. This will result in the job loss of scores of contractual employees in the midst of the pandemic, literally outing them in harm's way. And over 100 permanent employees will face destabilisation of their families, their s...