SURAT: The ongoing recession and liquidity crisis in the world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat hasn’t dampened the spirit of gifting Diwali bonanza for diamond baron Savji Dholakia, chairman of Shri Hari Krishna Exports. He will gift 600 cars to the deserving staff including diamond workers on Thursday.

For the first time, four employees, including a physically challenged female employee have reached New Delhi where they will be given keys of their new cars by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will later address the employees of Shri Hari Krishna Exports through video conferencing at the event organised at the company’s headquarters in Varachha on Thursday.

Dholakiya told TOI, “1,500 employees have qualified under the loyalty programme, of which 600 have opted for cars while 900 will be given fixed deposit certificates. For the first time, employees will receive car keys and bank certificates from the hands of PM. Our four employees including a physically challenged daughter are in New Delhi. They will be meeting PM at his residence at 10am to accept the car keys. PM will also address the employees of Hari Krishna through video conferencing,” added Dholakiya.

He said that the company will be paying close to Rs 50 crore worth of incentives to the workers this year. The company had started the ‘loyalty programme’ in 2011. The Surat-based merchant had gifted 500 flats, 525 pieces of diamond jewellery and 200 flats to his employees in 2014 as Diwali bonus.

Kajal Sorathia (22), a disabled diamond planner is among four employees who will meet PM on Thursday. “I am super excited to meet the PM and accept my car’s key from him. Our colleagues in the company don’t know we are here to meet the PM. They will know only when they will see us with the PM through video conferencing.”

Courtesy: timesofindia

 

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Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services on Friday said it has initiated a formal internal investigation into allegations linked to its Nashik unit and engaged independent external experts to ensure transparency in the process.

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director K Krithivasan was quoted by The Observer Post as saying that the company has appointed Deloitte and Trilegal as independent counsel to support the probe. The internal investigation is being led by Aarthi Subramanian.

The company has constituted a supervisory committee chaired by independent director Keki Mistry, which will oversee the process. The committee will also review findings and monitor the implementation of recommendations.

Krithivasan said a preliminary review of the company’s internal systems and records had not revealed any complaints of the nature being alleged through its ethics or POSH channels.

He also clarified that an employee named in media reports, Nida Khan, was not part of the human resources function and did not hold any leadership role. He informed that she worked as a process associate.

The company has also rejected reports suggesting that operations at the Nashik facility had been suspended. It asserted that the unit continues to function without disruption with a zero-tolerance policy towards misconduct.