The stand-off between the Tata Motors management and the striking workers at its Nano car factory in Sanand got cleared on Tuesday night after the intervention of senior bureaucrat from the Gujarat government's labour department.

After an extensive consultation with Sanjay Prasad, Principal Secretary, Labour Department, Government of Gujarat along with Tata Motors officials and other labour department officials, the striking workers decided to call off nearly a month-long strike on Tuesday night.

Tata Motors confirmed that the workmen have agreed that they "will call off the strike and resume duty from March 23, 2016 and restore normalcy and operate as per productivity, quality, discipline & safety requirements of the plant."

As per the agreement arrived on Tuesday, out of the 26 workers suspended in February, "Tata Motors, without setting a precedence, will revoke the suspension of 13 of the workmen while continuing their enquiry. Suspension pending enquiry of rest of 13 workmen will continue till the decision is taken on completion of enquiries."

However, all these suspended workers would continue to get their minimum compensation as prescribed in the labour law.

THe company management has agreed to complete the enquiries of all the 26 suspended workmen in a time frame of about 4 to 6 months.

Further, the company has also recognised the internal union of workers, named Bhartiya Kamdar Ekta Sangh, Sanand, which was registered earlier this month.

On February 22, nearly 400 permanent workers of the company had called the flash strike, demanding re-instatement of 28 suspended workers, two of them were suspended in December, 2015 on charges of indiscipline.

Tata Motors shares traded almost flat on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at Rs 375.90 in early trade on Wednesday, about 0.2 per cent down from its previous close.

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