The Thane Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra has taken decisive action by blacklisting a contractor, Kalpesh Enterprises of Navi Mumbai, due to multiple violations, including the failure to deposit Provident Fund (PF) contributions for conservancy workers engaged in their service, stated a report in PTI.

According to the report, the TMC had previously awarded a contract to Kalpesh Enterprises for conservancy work. However, the contractor allegedly neglected to deposit the PF contributions of the workers, despite receiving payments from the civic body. Moreover, the workers faced additional hardships as they were not duly compensated, and they were deprived of essential Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).