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Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, 21 July 2024 ( Google translation from Gujarati )
Temporary house will be built at a cost of Rs 1500 crore for the laborers engaged in construction work. 17 posts of Shramik Basera Yojana have been declassified. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced a plan to improve the living standards of construction workers by providing housing, food, health and financial assistance. But how it is being implemented remains to be seen. Temporary housing will be provided for five rupees per person.
This house cannot be moved from one place to another. So after the completion of the project work, about Rs. 1500 crore work is to be done in Naka. The construction of the building will start from 2020 and will be completed by 2032.
The Bhoomi Pujan of Shramik Basera to be built in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Rajkot has been done in Ahmedabad. 15 thousand construction workers will get the benefit. Temporary housing will be provided to 3 lakh construction workers at a cost of Rs 1500 crore in 3 years.
Bhoomi Pujan was done for the Shramik Basera to be built in Jagatpur, Ahmedabad.
At present 412 building projects are going on in Ahmedabad. Currently 4891 buildings are being constructed in Gujarat. Which is of renowned builders. The total project can be more than 10 thousand. 1721 projects of 5 cities are registered in RERA. Which is 8 percent less than last year.
Labor builds cities and industries. They build 1 million new houses and factories per year. The Minister of Labor and Employment is Balwant Rajput. They want to do it before the Olympics in 2036.
Shramik Annapurna Yojana provides nutritious food at a subsidized rate of five rupees. Now temporary house will be available by work. The government provides free health services to elderly workers in pension. 3 lakh people get PF of 3 thousand.
Hot and nutritious food is served for Rs 5 from 290 Shramik Annapurna Bhojan Kendras in the state.
So far 2 crore 54 lakh food plates have been given. Gujarat Building and Other Construction Shram Yogi Welfare Board and Shram Yogi Welfare Board Fund. There is a plan to open Shramik Annapurna 100 centers.
Housing will be provided on rent at concessional rates to registered construction workers of Shram Yogi Kalyan Board and their families. Housing facility will be built for 3 lakh workers in 3 years.
Kadianaka will also provide facilities including water, kitchen, electricity, fan, street light, security, medical facility, horse stables to the workers within 1 km.
The scheme has been made by the board. Rs 750 crore was taken from the builder in 2022-23 at the rate of 1 percent of the project cost. Rs 350 crore was taken in 2023-24. The total deposit amount is 5100 crore. Against this, Rs 2700 crore has been spent in 18 years. 3 lakh labourers are registered in the board.
Survey
31 Kadiya Nakas were surveyed, in which about 15 thousand people are estimated to stand for employment every day. Out of the workers standing for employment, 479 workers were contacted, out of which about 32% workers are taking advantage of Rs 5 food.
A total of 31 labour chowks operated under Annapurna Yojana in Ahmedabad were visited.
These 31 labour chowks are located in six areas of Ahmedabad.
The survey found that only 56% construction workers regularly avail the benefits of Annapurna Yojana and the remaining 44% do not regularly avail the benefits of Annapurna Yojana.
One third i.e. 33% people eat food on carts only once a week.
72% of the beneficiaries of Annapurna Yojana were not aware of other schemes run by the Nirman Shramik Kalyan Board.
Most of the construction workers said that they want other benefits like unemployment allowance and ration coupons. 59 percent of those providing food said that they also provide food to non-construction workers.
Very few employees in Akhbarnagar, Sabarmati, Ghatlodia, Vasna, Naroda Char Rasta, 30% employees in Bapunagar eat food from Annapurna stalls. This survey was conducted by the students of Master of Labor Welfare this year.
Kadia Naku in Ghatlodia, the constituency of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and MP Amit Shah, is the largest labor market in Ahmedabad. In which an average of 800 to 1000 laborers come in search of work every day.
In which there are 600 men and 200 women. In which 45 percent of the workers come from outside Gujarat. 40 percent of the workers are from outside Ahmedabad. Out of which 170 people i.e. 18 percent people paid Rs. 40 and ate food.
Soni Chali is the second largest labor market in Ahmedabad. Where an average of 751 to 1000 laborers come. Here 17 percent of the workers take government subsidized food.
85 percent of the workers at Odhav Kadia Naka are among the biggest food consumers. 110 to 200 workers eat food at any Kadia Naka in Ahmedabad. ( Google translation from Gujarati )
