Chhattisgarh labour Minister Bhaiya lal Rajwade on Monday said that revenue collected from mining sector should be deposited in the State’s fund and used for the welfare of labourers.
He was speaking at the 46th Indian labour Conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The conference was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of State for labour and Employment Bangaru Dattatreya and labour ministers of various states attended the conference.
Rajwade said that the Centre collects revenue of Rs7 crore from limestone, dolomite, iron ore, manganese, chrome mines and ‘beedi’ industry and out of it Rs1.5 crore is utilized for welfare of labourers.
He suggested that revenue collected should be deposited in the State fund and the States should be given the right to utilize it for welfare of labourers.
He also urged the centre to allocate Rs55.70 lakh for rehabilitation of 557 released bonded labourers of the state.
He demanded sanction of super-specialty hospital in the state for better treatment of insuredbeneficiaries and indoor patients hospitals in Raipur, Bhilai and Korba. He also demanded 50-bed hospitals in Dhamtari and Kanker districts for ‘beedi’ workers, dispensaries in Dongargarh and Raipur and dispensary for labourers working in dolomite and limestone mines in Bhatapara.
He stated that Bastar and nearby regions should be brought under ESI provision as NMDC is coming up with a large steel plant in Jagdalpur, giving way to, many other industries in the region.