New Delhi, Jun 18 (FN Bureau) Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Santosh Gangwar on Friday said the Government is committed towards the health, safety and welfare of workers. Releasing pamphlets, elaborating a slew of measures towards the welfare of workers and their family members during the pandemic here today, he said, ‘Our endeavour is to ensure the facilities reach the people for whom these have been formulated.’
The Minister said the government is cognizant of the evolving situation under the pandemic. He said the Ministry would continue, if needed, to go extra miles in a resilient and responsive manner to protect the health and lives of workers and their family members, along with protecting them from hardships in these challenging times. The Minister said, the Ministry has widened, broadened and enhanced social security benefits to the workers and that too without any additional financial obligation on the employers.The provisions of social security under ESIC and EPFO schemes are now much more relaxed and aimed at addressing the fear and anxiety of workers regarding the health and life of their family members including themselves due to increased transmissivity and fatality under the COVID-19 pandemic.