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Minister for Labour and Employment Rohan Khaunte launched 17 new social welfare schemes for construction workers devised by the Goa Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board at Panchayat hall in Soccoro. A few workers were registered as beneficiaries of the scheme.
This programme was organised by The GBOCWWB in association with office of Commissioner (labour and employment).
The President of Goa Chambers of Commerce and Industries (GCCI) Sandeep Bhandare, President of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC, Goa) Christopher Fonseco, President of Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) Desh Prabhudessai, Chief Officer of Goa Electronics Ltd (GEL) Revati Muzumdar and the senior officer of Union Bank Vikas Kumar Sinha were present for this programme .
While speaking on this occasion Khaunte stated that these 17 new social welfare schemes have been devised for construction workers after much deliberation and thought process. It is easy to formulate the schemes but their implementation is a difficult jobs.
The target of labour department is to register 50,000 labourers in next three months under RE&CS Act 1996.
Under these new schemes the construction worker can avail off the financial assistance to build and repair their houses, assistance for their school going children, maternity benefit, grant for the purchase of tools, benefits after death.
The government plans of constitute a skill academy for the construction workers, said Khaunte.
Fonseca mentioned that most of the time the schemes prepared by the government remains of the paper only. What is important is that the benefit of these schemes should reach the beneficiaries.
The government has announced the financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the construction workers but most the construction workers do not have land to build the houses. The government should also allot them land to the extent of 200 sq meters to build houses, Fanseca added.
Further the masons and artisans of Goa should also be covered under theses schemes, Fonseca informed.
Sandeep Bhandare, Desh Prabudessai and Vikas Kumar Sinha also spoke on this occasion.
Earlier, labour commissioner Jayant Tari welcomed the gathering. Minister Khaunte lit the traditional lamp and later delivered identity cards to 15 beneficiaries
Sawaikar urges workers to avail benefits
PONDA: The South Goa MP Adv Narendra Sawaikar on Tuesday launched new schemes for Goa Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board at Khandepar. The schemes are aimed at the welfare of workers.
Deputy Commissioner of Labour Satish Vagonkar, Assistant Commissioner Vaman Pai Bhatikar, PMC Vice-Chairperson Vishwanath Dalvi, Ponda MLA Ravi Naik, ZP Mohan Verenkar, Deputy Sarpanch Shailesh Shet Union Bank Manager Kusum A and others were present on the occasion.
The program was held in the hall of MIBK high school at Khandepar-Ponda
The officials on the occasion informed that the board has accumulated Rs 97 crore by levying one per cent cess to construction industry.
Sawaikar speaking on the occasion said that these schemes are in the best interest of workers. “Everyone in your area should avail the benefit of these schemes. The government has introduced common PF registration number, so you should not face problems whenever you shift to other states in search of jobs,” he said.
The South Goa MP also urged the workers to keep their surrounding areas clean.
Ravi Naik said that workers should avail these schemes and for that purpose they should register their names. He also stressed on importance of education for worker’s children.
