Work Receipts of Registered Workers to be Verified – Vij
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
Haryana Labour Minister Anil Vij said that due to irregularities and scams observed in the implementation of various welfare schemes for Building & Other Construction Workers in the state, physical verification/investigation of the work receipts of registered workers will be conducted in every district of the state.
For this verification, he has issued written directions to the Deputy Commissioners of respective districts to form a three-member committee to examine the work slips of workers. This committee will include a representative from the Labour Department and two other nominated independent gazetted officers. He said this committee will verify, through physical inspection in every village/town, the criteria followed in the registration process and for work receipt verification. These committees will submit their reports within three months.
Vij provided this information today in response to a media query regarding the irregularities found in the schemes being run by the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
He said that after receiving reports from some districts, it appears that a scam worth several hundred crores of rupees is taking place, as ineligible individuals are reaping benefits. This is akin to organized looting. When this matter was brought to his notice, a three-member committee was constituted. This committee investigated the verified work receipts for the three months (November 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025) from six districts (Hisar, Kaithal, Jind, Sirsa, Faridabad, and Bhiwani), and found numerous irregularities. He was shocked after reviewing the report, which revealed that this same system was operating across all these districts. Therefore, action has been ordered, and the Advocate General has also been instructed to initiate criminal proceedings against the guilty.
Vij explained that when it was brought to his notice that during the verification of 90-day work receipts of labourers, 11,96,759 receipts were verified between August 2023 and March 2025 — a task that appeared impossible — it became evident that most of these verifications were fake, indicating large-scale corruption. He stated that during this period, in Hisar alone, 1,45,582 work receipts were verified, out of which a single employee verified 84,741 applications in just three months. In fact, this employee verified 2,646 receipts in one day. Similarly, a Faridabad employee verified 2,702 receipts, out of which 1,918 belonged to Sonipat district.