Committee set up to address grievances of daily wage workers

GANGTOK, 03 Oct: As promised earlier by the Chief Minister, the state government has set up a committee to examine grievances and complaints of the daily wage workers. Headed by the Secretary, Labour Department, the government has established a 7- member committee to examine the requests and grievances of various categories of workers.
This committee has been mandated to look into the grievances of not only government employed daily wage workers but also those under the private sector for revision of the Minimum Daily Wages.
The government has given a period of 2 months to this committee to submit its report. Other members of the committee include Principal Chief Engineer cum Secretaries, Roads & Bridges, Building & Housing and Power departments; Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Controller of Accounts and the Special Secretary, DPER & NEC Affairs as member secretary.