In a boost to construction workers in Haryana, the state government has announced that it would set up an academy for their skill development. An academy for skill development of construction workers, call centre to quickly redress their grievances, mobile canteens, mobile toilets, mobile Shishu Niketans and mobile classrooms for their children would be set up, Haryana Finance, Labour and Employment Minister Abhimanyu said in the last month. These decisions were taken in the 12th meeting of the Board of Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare.
Abhimanyu, who presided over the meeting, said that the academy would be set up at a cost of Rs 100 crore. It would be on the pattern of the academy for construction workers in Hyderabad.
Apart from these, workers would also be assisted in their skill development through other means like industrial training institute, public private partnership institutions and any other private institutions, he said. The entire expenditure of skill development of the workers would be borne by the state government, the minister said, adding as they would not be able to work during the training period, their wages would be paid by the Board.