The Maharashtra government will hold a meeting with newspaper managements within a week to ensure implementation of recommendation of the Majithia Wage Board for journalists and non-journalists, the state Assembly was informed here today.
"We will hold a meeting with newspaper managements within a week to ensure the recommendations are implemented," Labour Minister Prakash Mehta said.
"The government will also discuss the Wage Board issue with journalists' associations," the Minister said.
He was replying to a debate on a calling attention notice by Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil.
A Supreme Court bench had last year, upheld the recommendations of Majithia Wage Board for journalists and non-journalists on their pay structure and directed that the revised salaries be given to them.
NCP MLA Jayant Patil said the government should direct newspaper establishments to implement the Wage Board's recommendations.
Mehta said the Wage Board recommendations are binding on newspaper establishments and the government will take action to ensure they are implemented, he added.
BJP MLA Ashish Shelar said occupancy certificate should not be given to buildings constructed at Bandra Kurla Complex here by owners of newspapers who have failed to implement the Wage Board recommendations.
Mehta said the government will take a call on the certificate issue after the meeting.
