CHENNAI: The DMK authorities is a authorities for the labour drive and never one which stops at simply showering accolades on labourers, stated chief minister M Okay Stalin.
Addressing a Might Day occasion on the Might Day Park in Chintadripet in Chennai on Sunday, the CM, wearing a crimson shirt to precise solidarity with the labour drive, recalled that it was his father and former chief minister M Karunanidhi, who had put in the Might Day Pillar. “From the times of ‘Arignar’ Anna (DMK founder C N Annadurai), Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) and now, the DMK authorities has at all times been one which works for the welfare of labourers,” stated Stalin.
He stated it was the DMK which constituted the slum clearance board, and it was Tamil Nadu which was the primary state to offer free energy to farmers through the DMK rule. “We did away with hand pulled rickshaws too,” stated Stalin.
He recalled how his authorities ensured ‘the correct to take a seat at work’ for staff of all industries. A complete 500 members of the unorganised sector welfare board got auto rickshaws with a subsidy of ₹1 lakh. Advantages, which had been saved pending through the earlier authorities, got to members of the unorganised sector, he stated.
His authorities raised accident advantages to staff within the unorganised sector from ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh, maternity advantages to staff within the development trade from ₹6,000 to ₹18,000 and marriage advantages of ₹20,000 for each female and male staff within the development trade, he stated.
Welfare measures to the tune of ₹247 crore got to 1,35,600 members of 18 unorganised sectors’ welfare boards by this authorities to date, he stated.