Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that work to provide houses to labourers will be done in mission mode in the State. For this, Mukhyamantri Shramik Aawas Sangathan will be constituted. Mukhyamantri Nirman Shramik Pension Yojana will be implemented for registered construction workers. Minimum wages will be linked with inflation.
Chouhan was addressing Mazdoor Mahapanchayat at Jamboree Maidan here on Sunday. At the Mahapanchayat, Chief Minister made a number of announcements for labour welfare.
Chouhan said that 46 more labour classes will be brought under the purview of Shram Nirman Karmkar Adhiniyam. He said that in the first phase, 10 thousand houses will be constructed for labourers in urban areas.
Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board will provide Rs 70,000 subsidy on each house costing Rs 3 lakh while Rs 10,000 will be contributed by the worker and remaining amount will be provided to beneficiary through bank loan.
later, the scheme will be expanded to smaller towns of the State also. Shelter homes will be constructed for labourers coming to cities temporarily in search of employment. In Mukhyamantri Nirman Shramik Pension Yojana, the labour Welfare Board will provide share of Rs 500 per annum for five years if a labourer contributes Rs 500. Rs. 300 per month pension will be given to registered labourers who become unable to do normal works.
EducationCityfor labourers' children
Chouhan said that an ultramodern Education City will be constructed for education of registered labourers' children in 36 acre land at a cost of Rs. 100 crore at Bhopal. It will have high-level school, national-level coaching institute, training centre, auditorium and residential facility for students belonging to labourers' families. Rs 10,000 grant will be given to labourers' children on getting admission in medical and Rs 7,000 grant on getting admission in engineering colleges. Besides, under Super 500 Scheme, Rs 25,000 incentive amount will be given to 500 students on the basis of Class X merit list as well as Class XII merit list. Education loan Scheme will be chalked out for labourers' children. Under the scheme, loan subsidy will be provided by Building & Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board. Incentive money will also be given to children of registered labourers on getting selected in exams conducted by the Union and State Public Service Commissions. Rs 25,000 will be given on clearing UPSC prelims and Rs 15,000 on clearing State Public Service Commission prelims. Rs 50,000 will be given on clearing main UPSC exam and Rs 25,000 on clearing main exam of State Public Service Commission. Grants will be made available to urban bodies for construction labourers' shades under Pt. Deendayal Peetha Shramik Shade Yojana for seating arrangements of labourers. Asangathit Kamgar Samajik Suraksha Adhiniyam will be implemented in entire State.
Skill Development Centre for labourers in every division Chouhan said that benefit of maternity assistance of Building & Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board will be given on third child also. One Skill Development Centre will be established in every division for the benefit of labourers' children.
Assistance on death outside state too Chouhan said that even if a labourer from Madhya Pradesh dies outside the state, his kin will be given financial assistance like Madhya Pradesh. Now, labourers will need not get registration cards renewed; one card will suffice lifelong. Under Shramik Sahayata Yojana, assistance for performing last rites will be increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000. A policy will be chalked out under which temporary lodging arrangements will have to be made by contractors for labourers coming to cities in search of employment and if a labourer resides permanently then scheme will be chalked out to provide them constructed houses.