Appachchu Ranjan: Workers should utilize government schemes

Saturday, Mar. 10: Former MLA M.P. Appachchu Ranjan expressed his opinion that the purpose of the legal awareness program is to create awareness about the government benefits that construction workers and other wage workers can avail.

He was speaking after inaugurating a legal awareness and labor department benefits information workshop program held at the association hall in collaboration with the Kodagu District Construction Workers and Other Labor Workers Association and the District Legal Services Authority on Hosur Road in the town.

Several government schemes are in effect for workers and unorganized workers who give a beautiful look to development works and residential houses. He called on the workers to make good use of government facilities and live as good workers.

District Labour Department staff Vani gave introductory remarks and informed about the facilities available to unorganized workers and 101 category workers from the Labour Department after registration with the state government and about the welfare development fund.

Taluk BaAssociation Secretary B.M. Yatish, District Legal Services Authority Principal Legal Aid Guardian M.Y. Maimuna, Assistant Legal Aid Guardian K.P. Pratap and Manjula gave lectures on various topics.

Association President M.J. Vitthal Nagaraj, who presided over the program, said that the construction workers' association is functioning systematically across the state. Subsidies should be given for the higher education of the children of the workers. The pension has been increased to Rs. 3 thousand. He said that the schemes of the Labour Department should be implemented.

State Building Workers' Association Director Nagesh, Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Raj Taluk President S.S. Shivanand, social worker Kajur Channabasappa and labor department staff spoke solemnly.

Artists from the Balaji Melodies singers' group entertained the program with a musical program. Writer Sh.G. Nayanathara, former president of the workers' association S.J. Ratnakar Acharya were honored.

Teacher V.R. Nagaraj, association vice president S.C. Ravi, secretary B.M. Lokesh, cooperative secretary S.S. Lokesh, directors M. Krishna, Huvanna, Nagaraj and members were present.

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