Labour Minister Shri Prahlad Patel for wage revision of workers in every five year

Minister for Labour Welfare Shri Prahlad Patel has said arrangements would be made in the larger interest of workers to ensure wage revision of workers in every five years. He was discussing issues relating to workers’ welfare with a delegation of the BharatiyaMazdoorSangh the other day.

Shri Patel said that the central and state governments are paying attention to workers’ health and skill development, as well as the education and skill development of their children. The central and state governments have provided all possible assistance to workers in cases of accidents and serious illness. For the first time in the country, the provision of issuingunique PF (Provident Fund) identity cards to workers has been made under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi.

Shri Patel observed that working in the interest of workers requires sensitivity and understanding. Be it Sambal Scheme or helping the construction workers, the state government is with workers and their families.

The delegation from the BharatiyaMazdoorSangh included Shri Sanjay Singh, State President, Shri DilipGurjar, State General Secretary, Shri Niranjan Kumar, Organization Secretary, and Shri Arvind Mishra, Executive President. The Sangh submitted a memorandum to the Labour Minister concerning workers’ interests. The delegation also included Shri Kamlesh Patel, State Vice President, MeghaDubey, Shri Rajan Nair, State Minister, Shri Deepak Gupta, Office Minister, Shri Umesh Sharma, Treasurer, and Shri Harendra Singh Chandel, also participated in the discussions.