Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia terminated the manager of the North-West Delhi Labour Office with immediate effect after he was found to be involved in ‘grave’ ‘irregularities’ in a dozen cases.
Sisodia who is also the Labour Minister conducted a surprise inspection after receiving complaints of irregularities in the registration of Delhi’s construction workers and decided to discontinue the services of the manager after grave irregularities were found in a dozen cases.
During the inspection, Sisodia also directed the labour officers to carry out all the work related to registration and welfare of the labourers as per the rules and within the stipulated time period.
“The complaints ranged from not following proper procedure to negligence on behalf of labour office workers who used photographs of women instead of men in the registration documents. In another case, irregularity was found in the registration of a worker who visited the office but used a photo clicked earlier instead of a photograph clicked on the spot,” the deputy chief minister office said in a statement.
Sisodia directed the labour officers to finish all the work related to registration, renewal and providing welfare benefits to construction workers on time. “When the Delhi government has made comprehensive plans for the welfare of city’s construction workers, then all the deserving workers should be able to avail their benefits. No negligence will be tolerated in this matter,” he said.