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Over 90,000 workers have been registered under the HP Buildings and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board during last three years in Himachal Pradesh and benefits of Rs27 crore had been provided to them, Industries, labour and Employment Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said while presiding over the 29th meeting of HP Buildings and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board here on Tuesday.
Agnihotri said that the Board was committed towards welfare of working class employed in un-organised sectors. He said the previous Government had given benefits of Rs17 lakh only during five years of its tenure.
The minister said that Board should adopt pro-active approach to ensure maximum coverage of workers under the Board so that they could derive benefits of welfare schemes launched by it. He also asked for collecting cess in an effective manner to increase revenue of the Board. He said that regular meetings of the Board should be held for better functioning and sustainable working of it.
Agnihotri said that efforts should be made to register maximum number of MNREGA workers as presently there were only 15,000 MNREGA workers registered with the Board. He said that wide publicity of schemes initiated by Board should be undertaken and registration of establishments such as power and housing projects engaging construction workers be done regularly. He said that the Board should make its presence felt by regularly holding meetings and conferences at State and District levels.
“All the functional posts of the Board would be filled on priority and vehicle would be provided for better functioning of it,” the minister said stressing for better coordination between Board and labour and Employment Department for bringing in efficiency in its working.
The labour and Employment Minister said that work on transit hostels at Nalagarh and Skill Development Training Institute at Una should be expedited. Chairman, HP Buildings and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board Bawa Hardeep Singh have details of various activities being undertaken by the Board for welfare of the working class. Director Industries and labour Commissioner Amit Kashyap, official and non-official members of the Board, senior officers of State Govt also attended the meeting.