Lucknow15 april. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that the rights, respect and social security of workers are the top priority in the state and violation of workers’ interests will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
CM Yogi said that it is the right of every worker to get respectable working conditions, full salary on time and all statutory facilities and strictest legal action will be ensured against the culprits on violation of these rights.
Special cognizance was taken of the incidents in Gautam Buddha Nagar in the review meeting.
According to an official statement, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took special cognizance of the incidents in Gautam Buddha Nagar while reviewing the industrial situation of the state through online medium late on Wednesday evening. He directed that those who are not genuine workers but are involved in spreading industrial unrest, rioting or creating disorder should be immediately identified and strict punitive action should be taken.
Those instigating industrial unrest should be immediately identified and strict punitive action should be taken against them.
The Chief Minister directed the officials to expose such elements and, if necessary, put up their photographs in public places, so that the common people can get information about the true situation and it becomes clear who are behind the conspiracy to disrupt the industrial development of the state. He instructed to adopt a policy of zero tolerance against organizations that instigate workers, anarchist elements and those spreading rumours.
Labor department should thoroughly investigate the agencies involved in providing workforce
Taking seriously the possible irregularities in the agencies involved in providing workforce, the Chief Minister directed the Special Investigation Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner and the Labor Department to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth investigation of all such agencies in the state.
Closely examine the facilities provided to workers, so that exploitation can be effectively stopped.
He said that during the investigation, the actual number of workers, payments received from industrial units, actual payments being made to the workers, status of ESI, insurance and other facilities should be minutely examined, so that any kind of exploitation can be effectively stopped.
CM Yogi directed that strong and active grievance redressal cells should be compulsorily established in all government and private industrial units, where workers’ complaints are resolved in a transparent, timely and fair manner.
Construction of ‘dormitories’ for workers and preparation of cheap and accessible housing schemes.
Further strengthening labor welfare, the Chief Minister asked all industrial development authorities to quickly prepare and submit a detailed action plan for construction of ‘dormitories’ and cheap and accessible housing schemes for workers in industrial areas. He said that development authorities should not be limited only to revenue generation, but should also discharge their social responsibilities effectively.
Instructions to ensure safety insurance for workers also
Apart from this, CM Yogi directed that where the salaries of the workers are being sent directly to the bank accounts, coordination with the banks should be done to ensure security insurance against situations like accident and untimely death. Besides, special attention should also be given to essential facilities like education, health services and medical insurance of the workers’ children.
To keep the industrial environment balanced and positive, the Chief Minister directed the Industrial Development Authorities of all the districts to maintain constant communication with the entrepreneurs and the management of industrial units, so that the problems can be resolved in time.
Instructions to police and administrative officers to exercise special vigilance
The Chief Minister asked the police and administrative officials to exercise special vigilance and directed that no unruly elements should enter the industrial units in the guise of workers. In the meeting, the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner said that the workers are satisfied with the recent decision to increase the wages of the workers and the entrepreneurial class is also satisfied with this arrangement. He told that the situation in Gautam Buddha Nagar has now become almost normal.
All workers should get the benefit of increased salary from April 1
In view of the management related complaints in some industrial units, the Chief Minister directed to conduct a survey from a third party, so that the real causes of the problems can be objectively assessed and effective solutions can be ensured. He said that all workers should get the benefit of increased wages from April 1.
In this high level review meeting, all Divisional Commissioners, District Magistrates, Additional Director General of Police (Zone), Police Commissioner, Inspector General of Police (Range), Senior Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police and senior government level officials were present.
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