Itanagar, Mar 28 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Pasang Dorjee Sona on Sunday called upon the labourers working under various departments and agencies to get themselves registered with Arunachal Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board (APB&OCWWB) to avail several benefits.
Sona was addressing the mega awareness camp-cum-free medical camp organised by the Board at Mechuka in the Shi-Yomi district.
Lauding the Board's chairman, Nyato Dukam and his team of officers and officials for reaching out to the labourers in remote Shi-Yomi district, the Speaker hoped that the awareness camp will go a long way and will be beneficial for the needy labourers.
Expressing happiness over the huge participation of labourers from every nook and corner of the district, Sona suggested to them that to avail various benefits of the Board they need to get themselves registered.
As an encouragement to the labourers to register themselves, the Speaker announced to bear 50 per cent of the registration fee from his side and instructed the concerned officer to do the needful.
The Speaker also encouraged the labourers to avail the medical camp and get themselves their family thoroughly checked up.
The Board’s chairman informed that the Shi-Yomi being one of the newest districts was selected for the awareness camp.
Stating that various benefits of Board have not been reaching to the labourers of Shi-Yomi due to the absence of officials in the district, Dukam informed that very soon a Registering Officer along with supporting staff will be posted in the district to help out the labourers.
He, however, emphasised that every labour must get themselves registered with the Board to avail those benefits.
"I came here personally not only to create awareness but to ensure that every labourer gets their rights," the chairman said.
More than 800 labourers were distributed with blankets, water filters etc on the occasion.
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