Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday greeted the citizens of the State on the eve of Vishwakarma Jayanti and ‘Chhattisgarh Shram Diwas’ falling on Saturday (September 17).
In his message, the Chief Minister
said that lord Vishwakarma is a symbol of hard work and industry and wished the working classes on the eve of ‘Chhattisgarh Shram Diwas’ also.
He appealed to the organized and unorganised workers to take full advantage of the various social welfare schemes of the State Government.
Notably, Chhattisgarh Bhawan Sannirman Karmakar Kalyan Mandal and Chhattisgarh Asangathik Karmakar Rajya Samajik Surksha Mandal are some of the institutions helping the cause of unorganized workers.
About 15 lakh workers had been registered till date. Several schemes had been launched to improve the socio-economic conditions of the working class. About 12 lakh workers relating to the 57 construction -related activities had been registered in the body, officials informed.
Around 22 programmes are being dedicated to the cause of the workers by the authorities. The children of the labour are provided scholarships to pursue education . Cycles are being supplied, sewing machines are given to the stone-breakers, stone grinders, masons, carpenters, fitters, coolies, brick-kiln workers families. Singh added that 3.50 lakh workers had been registered in the ‘Karmakar Rajya Samajik Suraksha Mandal’.