Bihar Industrial Collapse: Sakri Sugar Mill Wage Scam Exposed

This ground report from Madhubani, Bihar exposes the forgotten story of Sakri Sugar Mill, where hundreds of workers have been waiting 30 years for their unpaid salaries. Once a symbol of Bihar’s prosperity, the mill was abruptly shut down, leaving thousands of families in financial and emotional ruin.

Even after decades, successive governments from Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi to Nitish Kumar failed to deliver justice. While some workers received partial payments of up to ₹20 lakhs, many others got nothing, despite dedicating their entire lives to the factory. With no pensions, no compensation, and no government accountability, elderly workers now survive by doing daily-wage labor or borrowing money for survival.

This report is a hard-hitting reality check on Bihar’s industrial downfall, exposing bureaucratic corruption and political apathy. The questions remain who will pay these workers their dues, and will justice ever be delivered?