Lucknow, 02 Sept (HS): On Wednesday, Yogi Adityanath will

inaugurate the Uttar Pradesh Outsourced Services Corporation (UPCOS) portal,

website, and official logo at Lok Bhavan in Lucknow. Designed to safeguard

outsourced workers' rights, assure service security, and increase openness in

human resource management in state government agencies. Mandates that entire salary be directly paid

to employees' bank accounts by the fifth of each month, in addition to prompt

EPF and ESI deposits. This digital integration would help around 2.70 lakh

outsourced staff who are currently enrolled with various state departments.

The Uttar Pradesh government has also formed an outsourcing commission

to simplify the system and increase safety for outsourced personnel across

departments. According to the Chief Minister's Office, more steps will be

implemented soon to ensure that every outsourced worker receives a minimal

honorarium as well as guarantyd access to different types of social protection.

The administration has also created budgetary allocations to make these

policies more easily implemented.

UP CM penned a post on X, which reads as follows: “Uttar

Pradesh is set to embark on a new beginning in the direction of protecting the

interests of outsourced personnel, ensuring service security, and promoting

transparent human resource management. Today in Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh

Outsourcing Service Corporation (UPCOS) will be inaugurated for the digital

integration of comprehensive outsourced human resource management. At the same

time, the launching of the UPCOS portal and website, the unveiling of the 'logo',

and the distribution of cheques to outsourced personnel will also take place. Transparency

through technology, security through systems, and respect for the labor of

every personnel—this is the new identity of the 'New Uttar Pradesh'.”

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi