Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 7-
Taking another welfare step for labourers, the Punjab Government led by the CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has abolished two year service condition of labourers under stipend schemes for their children.
Disclosing this here today, Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said that this step would be immensely beneficial for labour fraternity as earlier the condition of two years service was mandatory. He said that the decision was taken in the 55th meeting of Punjab Labour Welfare Board late last evening. He said the Board’s stipend schemes provide monetary assistance for education to the children of labourers.
The Minister pointed out that labourers could get the benefit of stipend scheme from the day of making contributions. A slew of the significant initiatives have also been taken in the meeting including dissemination of information
regarding schemes at the grassroots level. Sond said that a budget of Rs. Two crore had been passed for awareness activities and holding camps including Rs. one crore for awareness activities and Rs. One Crore for holding camps at the work sites for the welfare of labourers.