Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond has revealed that Department of labour has registered 57,75,402 workers on e-Shram portal launched by Govt. of India for registration of unorganized workers. Recently, Sond has proposed that workers registered under e-Shram be provided with medical insurance, stipends for their children, and pension benefits after retirement during a two-day conference of Labour Ministers and Labour Secretaries, which concluded in New Delhi.
He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, The Punjab Building & Other Construction workers welfare board has made various reforms like Simplification of Registration form, Translation of Form no. 27 in Punjabi for convenience of construction workers. He said that if any objection is imposed on the application of a worker, SMS is sent regarding the same to the construction worker and now Labour Inspectors will have to process the registration/renewal application within 14 days of receiving the application.
Sond said that The Punjab Building & Other Construction workers welfare board has also simplified the terms and conditions of the various welfare schemes including Stipend Scheme, LTC Scheme and Shagun Scheme. He added that, till date total amount of Rs. 31.71 crore to 19055 workers during financial year 2024-2025 under various welfare schemes has been disbursed.
Similarly, during current financial year total Rs. 19.53 crores have been disbursed among construction workers. The Minister said that during last year, the Punjab Labour Welfare Board has also distributed a total amount of Rs 15.36 crore among 5980 beneficiaries.
He said that Help desk has been created in offices of Asstt. Labour Commissioners/Labour Officers for facilitating workers to resolve their objections in registration/renewal of beneficiary cards and welfare schemes.