In a major welfare decision for the construction workers of the state, Haryana Government has decided to increase the number of day care centres for their children to 88 as against 22 day care centres presently being run in the state.
Besides, the State Government has appealed to the Central Government for opening State
Academy of Construction in the state for the skill development of the construction workers.
“The day care centres will support the education, nutrition and healthcare needs of the children of construction workers,” said Haryana Minister of State for labour and Employment,
Nayab Singh Saini while speaking during the Building and Construction Workers Conference at New Delhi.
He said that the number of day care centres for the children of families working at construction sites would be increased about four times.
Besides this, programmes would be initiated to impart training to the construction workers for upgrading their skills.