labour Minister Antar Singh Arya has said that the labourers’ interests will be fully safeguarded in the State. labour welfare is among the State Government’s top priorities. Arya was addressing a function where prizes were distributed to labourers here on Sunday. On the occasion, an education promotion scheme costing `1.43 crore was launched for 15,379 children of labourers of industrial units.
The labour Minister said that the State Government has taken a number of decisions for labour welfare. Workers’ retirement age has been increased from 58 to 60 years. He said that Madhya Pradesh is counted among pioneer states in labour welfare. In the State, 5 welfare boards have been constituted for lakhs of labourers of organised and unorganised sectors.
These boards are implementing various labour welfare schemes. Works are being undertaken continuously for the welfare of pencil workers, construction workers and unorganised labourers of urban and rural areas.
The labour Minister gave away awards to 14 labourers under the Best labourer Award Scheme, labour literature Awards to 4 labourers and Best Contributor Awards to 20 industries including Force Motors Dhar, Grasim Industries, Nagda, GEI, Bhopal, Raymond limited Chhindwara, Commercial Engineering & Body Builders limited Jabalpur, Anant Spinning Mill Mandideep, Ipca labs Ratlam, Centruy Yarn Khargone, JB Mangharam Gwalior, Agro Solvent Datia, Surya Roshni Malanpur, JK Tyre Malanpur, MP Veneers Betul, Oil Mill Itarsi, Diamond Cement Damoh, Bina Refinery, Satna Cement, Prism Cement Satna, Orient Paper Mill Shahdol and Hukumchand Jute Mill Anuppur.
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh’s State general secretary Sultan Singh Shekhawat, INTUC’s Ramraj Tiwari, Principal Secretary labour MK Varshney and Welfare Commissioner P Jasemin Ali Sitara were also present on the occasion.