New Delhi: The newly appointed Labour and Employment Minister Manish Sisodia conducted a surprise visit to the Pushp Vihar Labour Office on October 20. The minister expressed displeasure over the working of Labour and Employment department and ordered action against careless officers of the department.
The whole inspection was streamed live on Facebook.
Sisodia also interacted with the labourers queued outside the office and listened to their grievances which can be seen in the video.
As per the official release, expressing his displeasure over the various flaws found during the inspection, Sisodia said that not complying with the instructions given in the past is a serious matter of concern, and Delhi Government will not tolerate any carelessness or excuses when it comes to the welfare of the workers in the national capital.
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"He asked the officials to make such a system of registration that ensures no poor labourer is forced to pay a bribe to anyone, nor faces any difficulty in travelling to government offices every day," the release said.
Sisodia said that it is estimated that there will be one million construction labourers in Delhi.
The Deputy Chief Minister further directed Deputy Secretary, who was absent from his office during the former's visit to issue a show-cause notice and also directed the department's officers to resolve all the pending issues in the next 24 hours.
During the visit, Sisodia also interacted with the labourers qued outside the office and listened to their grievances.
Notably, Sisodia took the charge of Labour and Employment Department on October 14 and had directed to complete the registration and verification of construction workers immediately after meeting with the concerned officials.
