PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami transferred an amount of Rs 11 crore to the bank accounts of more than 4,400 labourers on Saturday. These beneficiaries received the money under the various welfare schemes of the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
In a programme organized at his residence, the CM transferred this amount through one click in the accounts of the beneficiaries of the Board’s post-marriage assistance, post-death grant, maternity facility and education assistance scheme.
The CM directed the Labour department to widely publicize its worker welfare schemes and organize camps in various areas to ensure that the benefits of the schemes reach as many eligible workers as possible. He said that arrangements should be made to distribute essential materials near workers’ workplaces, so they can receive benefits conveniently.
Dhami also stressed the need to organize special camps for health check-ups of workers, encourage education for dependents of the workers and distribute essential supplies. He directed for complete transparency in the implementation of all schemes and the maximum use of information technology. The CM also directed the officers that it be ensured that only eligible workers receive the benefits of the schemes.
The officers informed the CM that in the last one year, a total grant of Rs 93.06 crore has been distributed by the Board to 24,323 workers under its various welfare schemes.
The Advisor of the board Kailash Pant, chairperson of the State Vigilance committee Geeta Rawat, Mohini Pokhariya, additional secretary Vineet Kumar, deputy Labour commissioner Vipin Kumar and others were present on the occasion.
