{
  "id": 16087471,
  "title": "Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Fundkar Orders Immediate Payment Of 7 Months' Pending Wages, Action Against Those Responsible",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/maharashtra-labour-minister-akash-fundkar-orders-immediate-payment-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:57:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/maharashtra-labour-minister-akash-fundkar-orders-immediate-payment-of-7-months-pending-wages-action-against-those-responsible"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai’s Labour Minister, Advocate Akash Fundkar, has ordered an immediate payment of the pending wages for 230 contract workers of the Saswad Municipal Council. The workers have been without wages for seven months, and the minister has directed officials to conduct a thorough inquiry into their minimum wage, Provident Fund (PF), Employees State Insurance (ESI), and other statutory benefits. The special inquiry will also investigate alleged arbitrary wage deductions, denial of ESI benefits, and other legal entitlements. During a high-level review meeting, Fundkar emphasized that the municipal body is responsible for ensuring contractors adhere to labour laws, and instructed the department to submit a comprehensive report on the case and take strict action against those found responsible.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Maharashtra Labour Minister Advocate Akash Fundkar has directed officials to conduct a special inquiry into whether 230 contract workers of the Saswad Municipal Council are receiving minimum wages, Provident Fund (PF), Employees' State Insurance (ESI), and other statutory benefits, while ordering the immediate clearance of their seven months of pending wages. The directives were issued…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}