Delhi govt to provide houses, hostels and free travel to city's labourers

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday held a meeting with the Labour department and directed its officials to arrange houses and hostels for city’s labourers.

A decision was also taken to provide annual DTC passes to labourers for free travel and free coaching for their children, the Chief Minister’s office said in a series of tweets.

माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री @ArvindKejriwal जी ने आज श्रम विभाग के साथ एक महत्वपूर्ण समीक्षा बैठक की। माननीय मुख्यमंत्री जी ने विभाग को आदेश दिए कि सरकारी सुविधाओं एवं योजनाओं को दिल्ली में पंजीकृत सभी 13 लाख श्रमिकों तक पहुँचाने के लिए काम हो। pic.twitter.com/ou2XFDJ4QK

— CMO Delhi (@CMODelhi) April 24, 2023

The government also plans to conduct skill development programmes for nearly 13 lakh workers in the national capital and will also be providing them with toolkits.