Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 31: Labour Commissioner J&K Charandeep Singh today visited Ganderbal and chaired a comprehensive review-cum-awareness meeting to assess preparedness for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY) 2025 and to ensure effective implementation of labour laws.
The meeting was held at the conference hall of Mini Secretariat in Ganderbal, and was co-chaired by Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Ganderbal. The meeting witnessed participation from Executive Engineers, Block Development Officers (BDOs), and senior officers from the Works Department and Labour Department.
The review meeting focused on strengthening inter-departmental coordination for SANJY 2025 and ensuring statutory compliance by all stakeholders involved in the Yatra arrangements. The Labour Commissioner emphasized the mandatory registration of Executive Engineers as Principal Employers under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, and directed the officers to ensure that all engaged contractors are also registered with the Labour Department and are extending essential facilities to workers.
He reiterated that workers engaged for SANJY 2025, particularly those from other states, must be registered under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979. Furthermore, he highlighted the importance of timely deposit of cess under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996 with the Assistant Labour Commissioner to facilitate welfare measures for construction workers.
Speaking on the occasion, ADDC Ganderbal, Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, underscored the importance of strict enforcement of labour laws at the grassroots level and suggested that similar awareness programs be held at block and tehsil levels to ensure broader outreach and compliance.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Labour Commissioner Kashmir, Najwan Nazki, Assistant Labour Commissioner Ganderbal, Hafsa Qayoom, and other senior officers of the district administration and allied departments.
Following the meeting, the Labour Commissioner visited the ongoing registration camp at Kangan for SANJY 2025 service providers, including ponywalas, pithuwalas. He interacted with the intending service providers and urged them to complete the registration process at the earliest to facilitate the timely issuance of RFID cards, which are mandatory for their participation in the Yatra.
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