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Construction labourers to have permanent shelters
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner Somesh Kumar announced a slew of people-oriented projects at the pre-congress session on the theme ‘Unorganised Labour and Social Protection.
- 30 labour addas to be built at strategic locations in the city
- 396 two-bedroom houses to be built in next five months
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner Somesh Kumar announced a slew of people-oriented projects at the pre-congress session on the theme ‘Unorganised Labour and Social Protection: A Program for Inclusive Cities' here on Tuesday. The GHMC Commissioner was speaking at the inaugural session of the one-day seminar which was a build up to the forthcoming international event XI Metropolis World Congress to be held in Hyderabad from October 6 to 10.
Minister for Home and Labour Naini Narsimha Reddy inaugurated the one-day colloquium on informal labour, organised by the GHMC and ASCI in collaboration with social service societies. He said the Telangana government was committed to implement the GHMC project of constructing shelters for construction labour. “Labourers would no longer have to stand at junctions but would have shelters where they could sit with dignity.” D Ashok, Commissioner, Labour Department, said 30 locations had been identified for the construction of labour shelters and would be built at Rs 20 lakh per shelter. Rs 6 crore has been earmarked for the construction from the Construction Board. He further added, “The Construction Board has Rs 610 crore and once the reconstitution of the Labour Welfare Board, and Wage Board is done, the welfare schemes for workers in the unorganised sector would be taken up in a big way. Over eight lakh construction workers have been registered and livelihood schemes will come into force soon.”
There are about 7,000 people who sleep on the roads at night; a majority of them come for medical treatment. The GHMC commissioner said seven major hospitals had been identified and night shelters would be built with beds and toilets. The shelters would be completed in the next six months. The hospitals have allotted space for the construction, he informed.
