Shillong, August 25: A One Day Awareness cum Registration Camp for the Muster- Rolls of eight Divisions in East Khasi Hills of Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Meghalaya was held today at the Meghalaya Bharat Scouts and Guides headquarters, Shillong. The programme was organized by the Office of the Chief Engineer, PHE in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Labour Commissioner, East Khasi Hills under the Meghalaya Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board.
Dr. M. Ampareen Lyngdoh, Minister of Labour, etc. attended the programme as the Chief Guest in the presence of Shri S.K.Blah, Additional CE, PHE, Zone-III, Shri R. W. Wahlang, Joint Labour Commissioner, East Khasi Hills, Shri D. Marbaniang, EE, PHE, Sewerage & Drainage Division, Shri Korbarsing Nongbsaw, SDO, PHE, Mawsynram Sub Division among others.
In her inaugural address, Dr. Lyngdoh said that construction workers and muster rolls of works department should carried out their works with dignity and pride and in this respect said that the Labour Department has a scheme called the Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Scheme for registration of construction workers and to provide health and other welfare benefits to them and their immediate family members.
Urging the muster rolls of Works Department and other construction workers involved in building and construction works to register themselves with Labour Department, Government of Meghalaya, Dr. Lyngdoh informed about the benefits of the Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Scheme which includes maternity benefit, welfare pension, disability pension, funeral assistance, death benefit, medical assistance to beneficiaries, scholarships for children of beneficiaries, financial assistance for marriage of children of beneficiaries, family pension and skill development.
During the programme, the Minister also distributed scholarships to the children of registered construction workers.
