Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has directed to open ESI dispensary at Jhajjar’s Jharli to provide health benefits to the employees and to give the benefit of ex gratia
- Chandigarh August 26- Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has directed to open ESI dispensary at Jhajjar’s Jharli to provide health benefits to the employees and to give the benefit of ex gratia to the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) employees. The Chief Minister was presiding over a meeting organized with the office bearers of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Haryana on the demand of the trade unions here today.
- The Chief Minister said that apart from the National Power Plant in Jharli area, there are industries of many companies in which workers of the unorganized sector work. Therefore it is imperative to open an ESI dispensary in this area.
- The Chief Minister said that a fund has been set up to ensure monthly salary of rural tubewell operators on the lines of sanitation workers and rural watchmen working in rural areas, through which they will get their salaries on time. A separate fund will be released for rural development. The Chief Minister said that the term appointee employees engaged on contract in the Public Health Department should be designated as per their posts.
- The Chief Minister also directed to give an opportunity of final hearing to the employee by not conducting a one-sided inquiry in case of any accident involving the contractual employees in the Electricity Board.
- In the matter of changes in the labour laws in Haryana, the Chief Minister said that before changing the labour laws, suggestions should be taken from the representatives and employees of the trade unions and industrial units so that the laws made for the workers are labour friendly. The Chief Minister said that changes are being made in the DC rate of the state. The minimum basic DC rate for the entire state will be fixed. Apart from this, keeping in mind the cost of living in NCR region and other districts, new DC rates will be fixed by making slabs. The DC rate will continue to increase according to the inflation rate. He said that if anyone wants to get the PACS license like the Arhtiyas, then the Marketing Board will give permission to them. During the meeting, information was also taken about the health facilities provided to the PACS employees.
- The Chief Minister said that the State Government is working diligently to fulfill every reasonable demand of the labourers and to redress the problems faced by them. He said that the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is doing good work for the employees of the unorganized sector of Haryana State. The main motto of this Association is “Desh ke hith me karenge kaam, kam ke lenge pure daam”.
- The Chief Minister listened carefully to the demands of the delegation of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and assured to fulfill them as per the rules. The trade union thanked the Chief Minister for the Kaushal Vikas Nigam formed for the welfare of the contract employees and the social security scheme for the unorganized sector. Sangthan Mantri, Pawan Kumar, Hawa Singh, Hanuman Godara, Meena Thakur, Ashok Sharma and others were a part of the delegation.
- Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Vijai Vardhan, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. DS Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Revenue & Disaster Management and Consolidation Department, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Chief Secretary, Power Department, Sh. PK Das, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works (B&R) and Architecture Department, Sh. Alok Nigam, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Sh. Devender Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Sh. SN Roy, Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Sh. Rajeev Arora, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department, Dr. Mahavir Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Skill Development & Industrial Training Department, Sh. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar, Additional Principal Secretary, Dr. Amit Agrawal and other senior officers were present.
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