Chief Minister Raghubar Das in a direct communication with the sanitation workers here in Capital City on Tuesday assured both social as well as financial support to the ‘Swacchta Champions’. From linking sanitation workers to Labour Welfare Board to providing them skill based training to increasing their monthly wage, the CM said that the State Government will take all mandatory steps required for the social uplift of the labourers.
Focusing on imparting skill based training to the sanitation workers; the five-day workshop-cum-training sessions will be commenced from October 2 wherein the labourers will be also provided a kit of worth Rs. 2500. During the programme ‘Swacchta Mitro Ke liye Sammelan’, the CM further urged to the labourers to get their registration done with the Labour Welfare Board at Rs. 10. As per announcement made, annually each labour registered with Labour Welfare Board has to pay Rs. 100.
Sharing other social welfare plans with the sanitation workers, the CM stated, “Every sanitation worker will get a bicycle. Also, the State government will soon launch Mukhya Mantri Annapurna Yojana for lower income group people. Under the scheme, labourers will get quality food at Rs. 10. Soon, Food Caravans will be also started to serve food to the labourers, discharging their duty at different locations.”
On pilot basis, the service of Food Caravans will be started in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro and Palamau.
The CM added that to register any grievance, Labour Trade Union office will be opened inside the newly constructed Vendors Market – Jaipal Singh Stadium, hence any sanitation worker can approach the leader of the union or any other office bearer to resolve their problem. The CM asked the labourers to demarcate a few spots for the construction of Bi-cycle stand. Soon, for better management
and to ensure cleanliness all around, labourers will be provided Walkie-Talkie. “Within a month, labourers will be given Walkie-Talkie. Now labourers will have a facility to directly communicate with the nodal officer and a vice-versa,” the CM said.
In a breakthrough decision, the CM announced a revised salary of the sanitation workers on the occasion. Considering the long pending demand of the sanitation workers, now each sanitation worker will get Rs. 7053 on a monthly basis. Earlier, per month, the workers were paid Rs. 6000. In addition, the State government has introduced Chief Minister Fellowship Scheme for the meritorious children of sanitation workers.
“Covering the labourers under different social welfare scheme is our main aim. A Child of a sanitation worker, who competes and gets admission in any prestigious engineering or medical college, will be given Rs. 50,000 annually. Similarly, per annum, Rs. 10, 000 and Rs. 20,000 will be given to those sanitation workers whose children are studying in class 10 and Standard 12 respectively,” the CM announced.
The CM urged to the city residents and public to think beyond sewage drainages and roads and lend their equal support in keeping the place clean and other activities of ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan’. The CM while addressing the gathering also proposed sanitation competition among the different wards which will eventually aid in scaling up the standard of cleanliness in each ward. He advised the ward councilors to work with a vision and strategy to achieve best results in urban growth and expansion.
