Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: Advisor to Governor K Vikay Kumar today stressed on the officials of Labour and Employment Department to be more proactive and work with extra zeal for the welfare and empowerment of the working class to enable them to play their role in nation building.
He was speaking while reviewing the working of the department. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce Shailendra Kumar, Labour Commissioner Bashir Ahmad Khan, Director Employment GR Mir, Director, Entrepreneurship Development Institute, M I Parrey, Managing Director JK Women’s Development Corporation, Nahida Soz and other senior officers of the department.
Advisor said the Government is committed to the welfare of the working class and to uplift their socio-economic status in the society. Various welfare schemes are in place for the purpose that include Provident Fund, Medical Insurance, a package of Welfare schemes for building and construction workers, rehabilitation of child labourers and bonded labourers, conciliation between employees and employers in case of a dispute etc.
He asked the Department of Employment to be more proactive to provide free coaching to the students for civil services besides providing career counseling in various colleges of the State.
While reviewing the working of Labour Department, Advisor was informed that the department registered 84516 unemployed youths during the last financial year including in 39195 Kashmir division and 45321 in Jammu division.
The meeting was informed that there are 698 Self Help Groups registered with the department involving 3147 engineers. Officials said 1282 works have been allotted to these SHGs and Rs 115.89 crore have been allotted to the SHGs.
The Advisor asked the officers to regularly monitor the performance of SHGs.
While reviewing the performance of the Department of Labour, Advisor urged the officers to make the department more vibrant and active so that the unemployed young generation and the workers are benefitted. He said the Department of Labour is the custodian of the rights of the laborers, workers and employees including the Government and private employees. He said the officers should be aware of their responsibilities towards this vital section of the society and work for the betterment of them.
He also asked the department to make the registration process more convenient and user friendly so that the workers don’t face hardships for registering themselves.
The meeting discussed threadbare issues and the bottlenecks that come in the way of the proper implementation of various welfare programs.
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