Chandigarh, 15 May: The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is constantly striving for the welfare of every section of the state. To fulfill this purpose, various labor welfare schemes are being run by the Punjab government for the social and economic development of the construction workers.
Giving more information in this regard, Minister for Labour, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cultural Affairs and Hospitality, Anmol Gagan Mann said that construction workers like masons, floor scrubbers, glassworkers, carpenters, plumbers, welders, electricians, painters, POP workers, road construction workers, building construction workers, etc. those are registered with the Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board can become the beneficiaries of labor welfare schemes of the state government.
The Minister explained that the labor welfare schemes of the Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board include Wazifa Scheme, Shagan Scheme, Ex gratia Scheme, providing spectacles, dental and hearing aids, and other schemes. She said that any construction worker who has worked as a construction worker for more than 90 days in the last 12 months and whose age is between 18-60 years can become a beneficiary. She said that the construction worker can go to the nearest Suvidha Centre and get his/her registration done.
Apart from this, the minister further informed that a mobile app "Punjab Kirti Sahayak" has already been launched with the aim of providing great convenience to the construction workers. She said that with this mobile app, the construction worker need not go to the Suvidha Centre, instead, he/she can get himself registered using his mobile phone and take advantage of the welfare schemes of the state government, saving him from the loss of his daily wages.