New Delhi: In a move aimed to benefit daily wager earners, the Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has ensured 100 per cent compliance of payment of minimum wages to contract workers through its e-application.
The Railway Ministry, in a statement, said that Rs 3,49,590 lakh of wages and about 6 crores man-days were registered on Indian Railway Shramik Kalyan e-application as on Tuesday.
It said that a total of 15,812 contractors and 3,81,831 contract workers also registered on this portal till Tuesday. “Along with this, a total of 48,312 number of letter of acceptance (LOA), Rs 3,49,590 lakhs (More than Rs 3,495 crore) wage amount and about 6 crores man-days are also registered on this portal across Indian Railways,” it said.
The Ministry said that the Indian Railway Shramik Kalyan e-application was developed and launched on October 1, 2018.
