By IANS, Chandigarh : The Haryana government Tuesday announced it would build accommodation for labourers around all major industrial areas coming up in various parts of the state.
Making the announcement on the occasion of International Labour Day, Industries Minister Lachhman Dass Arora said the aim of the new policy was to prevent mushrooming illegal slums at places where industries were being set up.
“Slums come up where the labour class does not get adequate and affordable accommodation. The new labour colonies will take care of this requirement,” Arora said.
The state government has earmarked an initial corpus of Rs.5 million for the scheme for this year.
The minister said that dormitory-type night shelters would also be constructed at some industrial townships for labourers.