The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government has planned construction of labour complexes in Peshawar and Haripur district with a prime focus to improve the socio-economic conditions of labour class.
In Peshawar , the labour complex would be build in Regil Lalma Township while Hattar has been selected in Haripur for the facility, official sources in Labour Department told APP on Sunday.
He said all modern facilities would be available for labour class and their families in the complexes. A modern Labour Complex at Nizampura in district Nowshera on 2000 kanal lands would also be built, he said, adding soon a Labour City will be constructed in Mardan on 500 kanal land to provide an improved residential facility with provision of all basic amenities of life to labours at their doorsteps.
A child and bonded labour unit at the Labour Department will also be setup with incorporation of all modern facilities with an estimated cost of Rs. 14 million.
A building for the office of the Directorate of Labour Department in Peshawar would also be constructed for which Rs. 100 million were earmarked in ADP 2012-13. He said, Rs. 50 million has been set aside for it in the current fiscal year. The facility would help the officials in policy formulation, setting future goals and maintaining record.
On the modernization of checking facilities and mobilization of inspecting staff of the weights and measures cell, the government would spend Rs. 28.350 million on the locally funded project against which Rs. 14.290million were set aside in current financial year.
