The State Government would not tolerate exploitation of the workers and camps in every district of the State would be organised for the registration of the workers said the forest, AYUSH and labour minister Harak Singh Rawat while undertaking a meeting of representatives of labour unions and officers of labour department at Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday.
He said that role of workers is of paramount importance in development of any State and the department officials should understand the problems of the workers. The Minster directed that the department should organise camps in all districts for registration of labourers so that they can avail benefit of all schemes of the Government. He said that necessary amendments in the service rules should be brought up so that vacant posts of the department are filled.
Rawat said that in the district where posts of labour inspector are lying vacant, the department should hand over the responsibility to some junior so that the work is not affected. Rawat ordered the department officers to ensure implementation of a simplified system of registration of labourers.
The President of the State unit of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), Puran Singh Bisht that we should work in the direction of industrialization of nation, manulisation of industry and nationalization of workers. Submitting a memorandum to the Minister he said that the labour department should consider the names suggested by BMS for appointment in different Government committees on labour welfare. The BMS also demanded a high level inquiry on rampant corruption in the ‘Bhawan Nirman Kalyan Board’. The minister immediacy directed the labour secretary to conduct inquiry on the charge and ensure action on those found involved in the corruption. The BMS also demanded inquiry on deregistration of Century Paper Mill Staff Association, lalkuan. The Minister accepted the demand. The association also demanded land, furniture and computer for establishment of a state office of BMS. Rawat assured the representatives of BMS that a plot of state Forest Corporation would be earmarked for the office of BMS.
The meeting was also attended by labour secretary Manisha Panwar, labour commissioner Dr Anand Srivastava and General Secretary of BMS Anil Rathi.