Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 26: The Vice Chairperson National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India (GoI), Anjana Panwar today held a marathon meeting regarding social, economic and educational welfare of the sanitation workers and their dependents, and implementation of self-employment schemes for their rehabilitation.
At the outset, the Vice Chairperson maintained that the sanitation workers stand at the end of line whose welfare is imperative for improving their living standards by providing basic amenities at work places and to enhance their social status by showering them with respect and addressing their core issues.
Underlining the importance of clean and green Kashmir, considering the influx of huge numbers of tourists and growing tourism industry, the VC emphasized on the administration to implement welfare measures and schemes to help sanitation workers out of depravity.
She called on officers of SMC and ULB to provide them uniforms twice a year, raincoats, safety gears besides increase their minimum wages to eliminate discrimination, provide quality education to their wards and augment their basic amenities.
Considering the fact that these workers are prone to diseases, Panwar further directed for extensive medical check-ups including blood tests, ECG, X-Rays twice a year.
Among other facilities, she stressed on keeping their blood groups, permanent I-cards and most essentially 2-room sets in each zone for changing their uniforms, comfort and eating purposes.
On the occasion, the representatives of sanitation workers working in different districts and municipalities apprised the chair regarding the multiple issues of service and other requirements including regularisation of services, jobs to NoK’s of those workers who die during the service, promotion to next higher levels, payment for overtime, weekly-off on rotation basis, filling of vacant posts and other issues.
The Vice Chairperson directed the officers to resolve the issues at the earliest so that their lives would move towards a better future.
Among others, the meeting was attended by Commissioner SMC, Dr Owais Ahmad; Additional Commissioner Kashmir, Qazi Sarwar; Director ULB; Additional Deputy Commissioners of all Districts, Joint Commissioner of SMC, Executive Officers of Municipalities, Labour Commissioner, officers of Social Welfare Department and other officers.
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