President of National Hamal Panchayat and known labour rights leader Dr. Baba Adhav called on the Chief Minister of Delhi, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal and the two leaders discussed the problems of the head-loaders and porters engaged in heavy manual labour.
Dr. Adhav requested the Chief Minister to pass a law for the welfare of such labourers on the lines of the law for them in Maharashtra. Dr. Adhav also handed over a memorandum and a copy of the Act for such labourers in Maharashtra.
The memorandum said that the law, once enacted, would help the labourers get insurance, bonus, provident fund, gratuity, education for their children etc. Mr. Kejriwal assured him of acting on the issue soon. The CM told him that he would discuss it with the Labour Minister and see how the law can be enacted fast. 'Keep guiding us on the issue, we will pass it,' the CM told the visiting leader.
Dr. Adhav also raised the issue of ensuring Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the agricultural produce. The Chief Minister said that the government will act on it and see to it that it is guaranteed in Delhi. On the issue of pension to the poor and welfare of old-age people, the Chief Minister told Dr. Adhav that the government is very serious on the issue. The CM said that we are addressing the issue of pensions in the Mohalla Sabhas started recently.
The Chief Minister also enquired about the housing scheme for such labourers being run in Maharashtra and said that he would like to send a team to study how the Panchayat runs welfare schemes for the labourers in Pune.
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