GANDERBAL, JULY 08: Commissioner Secretary, Labour and Employment Department Saurabh Bhagat today visited Ganderbal where he chaired a meeting of officers from Labour department, JKEDI and District Employment and Counselling Centre to review the working of the Departments here at Conference Hall, Mini Secretariat Ganderbal.
The meeting was attended by Labour Commissioner, A.R War, DC Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, ADC Ganderbal, Farooq Ahmad Baba, Assistant Labour Commissioner Ganderbal, District Officer JKEDI and other concerned officials.
During the meeting, the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Ganderbal briefed the Commissioner Secretary about the functioning and achievements of the department through power point presentation under various schemes in the district.
The ALC informed the meeting that 27 Centre/State Labour Acts are implemented in the district. He also informed that under JK Building and other Construction workers act (JKBOCW) 9149 workers are registered till date in the district.
While briefing about the schemes wise distribution of assistance, ALC informed that RS 2,03,54198 was disbursed in financial year 219-20 besides RS 29,50500 is distributed in current financial year.
To enable active delivering labourers to get benefitted from the COVID-19 relief sanctioned by the government and renewal of Labour Cards, the Commissioner Secretary exhorted for organizing month-long aware drive in the district so that more construction workers get registered and also impart awareness with regard to Labour Laws and other benefits available for the labourers.
While reviewing the Child Labour Act, the Commissioner Secretary urged the ALC to conduct a survey in this regard and take stringent action as per law against such people who indulge children in hazardous activities so that menace of Child Labour is eradicated in the district.
To mitigate the financial distress of the worker during COVID-19 pandemic, the Commissioner Secretary said that Rs 4000 financial relief has been sanctioned for each active worker which was special dispensation approved by the government.
Later Commissioner Secretary handed over cheques among beneficiaries under Death Assistance, Injury/Illness, Higher Education and Lower Education Assistance Scheme.
Meanwhile, representatives of SHG of Engineers Association, Ganderbal interacted with the Secretary Commissioner and apprised him about issued being faced by them amid lockdown.
