Archaeological Survey of India dismisses 300 contract staff workers
22 July 2018: The Kolkata sub-division circle of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has contracted out the maintenance work of monuments under its jurisdiction to private contracts and dismissed the services of 300 contract workers. The move aimed at ‘cost-cutting’ has rendered jobless, workers who have been employed by ASI for more than 10 years under contracts. Contract workers have been protesting against this arbitrary decision of ASI.