One lakh workers all over the State will be provided benefits of various welfare schemes meant for those registered under ‘Jharkhand Building and Other Construction Welfare Board’ on the occasion of May Day on Monday. Chief Minister Raghubar Das will also felicitate some of the workers who adhered to the safety measures throughout the year under the prescribed norms while doing their duties in different factories.
“The Chief Minister will inaugurate “Shramik Samman Samaroh’ at Vidhan Sabha Ground in Ranchi on Monday where he will felicitate some of the workers who did commendable work in adopting safety measures while working in the factories and will also provide benefits of welfare schemes to them,” said labour Commissioner Praveen Toppo. The benefits will be provided to the labourers directly to their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme, he added.
The labour Commissioner further added that similar programmes have been organised all over the State at the district level to be participated either by State ministers, MlAs or MPs in their respective areas.
“Under this schemes as many as 1 lakh labourers will be covered who will be provided benefits directly into their bank accounts though Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT),” said Toppo. The scheme is meant to those only who have already been registered under Jharkhand Building and Other Construction Welfare Board,” said the labour Commissioner.
The programme will be inaugurated by lightening of the candle at 11 am in the morning during which the Chief Minister will provide benefits and also felicitate 15 Workers.
Chief Minister Ragubar Das in his message to the on May Day has congratulated them on the occasion of May Day said that his Government was committed towards implementing the provisions related to labour Act and a Toll Free Number – 18003456526 has also been arranged for immediate disposal of problems related to the workers.
Notably, the Toll Free labour Helpline set up by PACS-PHIA Foundation, in collaboration with the State Government on May 01, 2016 has remained a huge success with over 3,100 workers from across the State contacting it within a period of one year. The helpline has not only helped labourers gain knowledge about welfare schemes and provisions of law relating to them but also a number of child labourers, trafficking victims, inter-State migrants among others have been benefitted with its establishment.
As many as 23,680 workers have been registered under online registration facility for unorganized workmen in the State while a total of 312834 workers, engaged in building and other formation works have been provided benefits under various schemes, stated the CM.
CM further stated that Regular health check-up of the workers engaged in the industries related to silica, stone and other dust particles along with sound or vibration generating factories have also been made mandatory in the State.
Meanwhile, May Day is also being organised all over the State in various Industries including Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) limited in Ranchi where a common lunch has been organised to be taken by the workers and officers.
“Chairman and Managing Director Abhjeet Ghosh will also take part in the lunch organised in the factory along with the labourers,” said HEC Public Relation Officer Hemant Gupta. The CMD in his message to the workers stated that May is the biggest festival of the workers all over the world which is also a symbol of freedom of workers from slavery of capitalists, said Gupta.