Haryana Government on Wednesday decided to constitute Social Audit Committees at block level comprising eminent personalities of the society to ensure transparency in the registration of building and other construction workers as well as disbursement of various benefits to them under different welfare schemes run by State Government.
The decision was taken in the 18th meeting of the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Manohar Lal here. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Kumar was also present in the meeting.
At present there are 8,56,980 Building and Other Construction (BOC) Workers registered in the State and they are being provided benefits ranging from Rs 1250 to Rs five lakh under 24 different schemes. The Social Audit Committees would make sure that registration of workers engaged in the construction works are done in a fair and transparent manner and only the actual beneficiaries are getting the benefits, said the Chief Minister adding that higher educated persons, retired engineers, members of Block Samitis and a member appointed by the concerned Deputy Commissioner would be among the members of the Audit Committees to be constituted at the block level.
It was also decided to give three months time to the building workers whose online applications for registration are under objection due to incomplete applications, non-payment of registration fee and for not submitting requisite documents so that they could become eligible for registration. The Chief Minister also directed to explore the possibilities of hiring vacant government buildings on rent for providing facility of night shelter to those construction workers who come to different cities in Haryana in search of work.