After women, the Kejriwal Government is exploring the possibility of providing facilities of free bus travel passes to all registered labourers in the national capital.  There are 13.4 lakh registered construction workers in Delhi so far.  At a review meeting with the labour department , the Kejriwal Government has identified a series of measures aimed at improving the lives and welfare of these workers.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has directed the officers to explore the possibility of providing each worker with a free bus pass, in addition to those who are already availing it. He asked the officials to discuss with the DTC whether the government can pay a standard charge for these passes on behalf of the workers and they can get to use buses for free. “DTC will earn revenue as well and workers will also get a free bus pass. We can actively persuade these workers to come and collect their bus pass. A lot of people do not even know of the schemes available to them,” he said.

Kejriwal, also directed the labour department to reach out to over 13.4  lakh construction workers of Delhi and offer them free bus passes after proper registration and verification with the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board.

The Chief Minister has also directed the department to assess the possibility of group life insurance for construction workers, similar to that provided for lawyers. The meeting was also attended by Labour Minister Raaj Kumar Anand and other senior officials of concerned departments. The CM discussed various schemes and their current situation in the meeting with the officers.

The Chief Minister also directed the officials to assess whether a group life insurance can be implemented for construction workers by the government like it does for lawyers. The discussion then moved to Educational Schemes of the department.