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The Haryana Government has brought a total of 29 services of the Haryana Labour Welfare Board under the ambit of the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014, and has fixed time limits for the delivery of these services. A notification has been issued by Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi in this regard.
The notified services include financial assistance for school uniforms, books and notebooks for the children of workers from Class I to XII, scholarships, coaching for entrance examinations for vocational courses, and financial assistance for preparation for the main examination after clearing the preliminary examination of UPSC and HPSC. In addition, financial assistance to the children of workers for participation in sports competitions and cultural competitions has also been notified.
Financial assistance for the marriage of women workers and daughters of workers under the Kanyadaan scheme, Shagun assistance for the marriage of male workers and their sons, and maternity assistance for women workers and wives of male workers have also been brought under the Right to Service Act. Further, services providing assistance for dental treatment, spectacles, bicycles, sewing machines for women workers, LTC, disability, artificial limbs, hearing aids/hearing assistive devices, tricycles, and financial assistance for visually impaired, physically or mentally disabled children of workers have also been notified. A time limit of 60 days has been fixed for all these services.
The notification also includes financial assistance to dependents of deceased workers, assistance under the Mukhya Mantri Samajik Suraksha Yojana for deceased workers, and financial assistance for the last rites of deceased workers. A time limit of 15 days has been prescribed for these services.
Additionally, services under the Haryana Silicosis Rehabilitation Policy have also been brought under the ambit of the Haryana Right to Service Act. These include rehabilitation assistance for workers affected by silicosis, silicosis rehabilitation pension, family pension, financial assistance for children’s education, and financial assistance for the marriage of girls and boys. A time limit of 60 days has been fixed for these services, while 15 days have been prescribed for post-death assistance and funeral assistance.
As per the notification, for most services of the Haryana Labour Welfare Board, the Labour Welfare Officer has been designated as the Designated Officer, the Deputy Labour Commissioner (Welfare) as the First Grievance Redressal Authority, and the Welfare Commissioner as the Second Grievance Redressal Authority. In cases related to services under the Haryana Silicosis Rehabilitation Policy, the Assistant Director/Deputy Director has been notified as the Designated Officer, the concerned Joint Director as the First Grievance Redressal Authority, and the Labour Commissioner as the Second Grievance Redressal Authority.