Lucknow, 01 May

(HS): On Labour Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath praised

workers as builders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of New India,

laying the groundwork for a number of labor welfare measures. Addressing an event here to mark the launch of

Shramveer Gaurav Samaroh-2026, the chief minister emphasized that laborers work

diligently in harsh conditions and play an important role in nation-building. Our employees never stop or become fatigued,

regardless of the heat, rain, or bad weather. Every drop of their effort

contributes to success, he stated. Adityanath

stated that it was a paradox that laborers who constructed houses for others

did not have their own dwellings, and that governments had sought to address

these concerns in recent years.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reiterated the

government's commitment to ensuring safety, dignity, and stability in the lives

of workers at the Shramveer Gaurav Samaroh 2026 event held at the

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow on Friday. He stated clearly that the

state's development is meaningful only when the working class is empowered and

secure. To this end, the state government is rapidly advancing a campaign to

connect working families with a comprehensive health protection cover.

Chief Minister Yogi said that so far, 1.226 million

construction workers have been provided with the Ayushman Card, providing their

families with free treatment up to Rs.

500,000 per year. The goal is to soon include the remaining 1.583 million

workers in this scheme. Based on an average family of five members, this

initiative will provide health insurance benefits to 7.5 to 8 million people.

The government aims to directly benefit at least 10 million worker families in

Uttar Pradesh, or approximately 50 million people, which will prove to be a

milestone in the state's history towards worker welfare.

A new India is being built with the sweat of

workers: Honoring the meritorious students of the first batch of Atal

Residential Schools, the Chief Minister said that the establishment of Atal

Residential Schools in 2023, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra

Modi, set a new precedent. These children have honored the tireless hard work

and sweat of their parents by securing a place in the CBSE Board merit list.

All of you, our working brothers and sisters, are the true architects of the

Prime Minister's vision in building a new India. Previously, the irony was that

the workers who provided shelter, food, and hospitals to others were themselves

without housing, their children suffered from hunger, and they lacked medical

facilities. But now, under the Prime Minister's leadership, with the mantra of

Shramameva Jayate, workers are receiving respect and dignity.

Workers are now entitled to respect and facilities:

The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Modi showed unique respect to the

labour and dedication of workers by washing their feet during Mahakumbh and

showering flowers in Ayodhya-Kashi. Due to this sensitivity, today workers have

become a part of any government's agenda. No one could have ever imagined that

a worker would also have his own permanent house. But in the last 12 years,

more than four crore people in the country have got houses, in which 65 lakh

families in Uttar Pradesh have been provided houses under the Prime Minister

Housing Scheme and Chief Minister Housing Scheme. Along with this, 12 crore

toilets have been constructed in the country. This includes 2 crore 61 lakh

families in Uttar Pradesh.

The Chief Minister said, Our government has

made arrangements that in case of a disaster, compensation will be given not

only to the landowner, but also to sharecroppers and farm laborers. Under the

Chief Minister's Farmer Accident Insurance Scheme, they have been given

insurance cover of up to five lakh rupees, and assistance of between 700 and

1000 crore rupees is being provided to affected worker families every

year.

Yogi said that during the biggest tragedy of the

Corona period, when opposition leaders hid in their homes, the double-engine

government stood with the workers with full force. We brought back millions of

workers in 14,000 buses, arranged for food and shelter for 10 million workers,

and provided free rations.

If anyone does not pay wages, the government will

finish him off: The Chief Minister said that the workers have been given the

facility of 'One Nation-One Ration Card'. That is, a worker living in any

state/district can get his ration from anywhere in the country. More than seven

lakh workers have been given pension cover under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi

Maandhan Yojana. 93 lakh beneficiaries of the state are associated with the

Atal Pension Yojana. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of registrations on

the e-Shram portal. This government has now given a guaranteed assistance of Rs

5 lakh to the families of workers who meet with accidents during construction

work, and up to Rs 2 lakh in case of disability, whereas there was no such

arrangement before 2014.

ESIC dispensaries to be established in all 75

districts: The Chief Minister said that more than six lakh beneficiaries have

been enrolled in the Maternity, Child and Girl Child Help Scheme. Furthermore,

we are constructing labour dormitories for better accommodation facilities.

These will also have canteens. Along with this, ESIC dispensaries are being

expanded. Currently, 116 ESIC dispensaries are operating in 41 districts. It is

proposed to establish one ESIC dispensary in each of the remaining 34 districts

soon, which will also be established in community health centres and primary

health centres.

The Chief Minister stated that seven acres of land

has been allocated in Greater Noida's Knowledge Park, where a 300-bed ESIC

hospital will be built. Similarly, an ESIC hospital will be constructed on five

acres of land in GIDA, Gorakhpur. The Labor and Employment Department has been

directed to establish ESIC hospitals wherever industrial areas exist. The

Industrial Development Department will be responsible for providing land in

such areas and constructing hospitals through ESIC. Where ESIC hospitals are

not available, workers and their families should be provided with facilities

like Ayushman Bharat.

The Chief Minister said that he has asked the Labor

and Employment Department to form a new wage board and seek its report,

ensuring that all workers in industrial areas, especially those employing 10 or

more workers, receive fair wages. He also discussed with insurance companies

and entrepreneurs to ensure that workers in industrial areas also receive free

health insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh annually. He has directed both the

Housing Department and the Industrial Development Department to provide housing

facilities for workers in areas where industries are located. He also stated

that FAR should be relaxed so that worker dormitories and good and affordable

canteens can be constructed there.

On this occasion, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav

Prasad Maurya, Brijesh Pathak, Labour and Employment Minister Anil Rajbhar,

Minister of State for Labour and Employment Manohar Lal Mannu Kori,

Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner Deepak Kumar, Additional

Chief Secretary Infrastructure and Industrial Development Alok Kumar, Principal

Secretary and Chairman Uttar Pradesh UPBOCW Board Dr. MKS Sundaram and Labour

Commissioner Markandey Shahi were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi