Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) To mark the International Labour Day, the Punjab Assembly on Friday unanimously increased base rates of minimum wages for labourers by 15 per cent, the first such decision in 14 years. A resolution in this regard, moved by the Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, was unanimously passed at the special session to mark ‘Kirti Divas’ (Labour Day).Moving the resolution, the Minister said the historic session had been convened after nearly 69 years on Friday to pay ho…
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Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) Punjab Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Wednesday led hundreds of labourers in a protest against the Union government’s newly enacted Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G), which replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).Addressing the gathering in Khanna town, Sond termed the VB-GRAM Act a “black, draconian and anti-poor law” that will de…
Chandigarh, Dec 30 (IANS) The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution moved by Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, decrying the initiative by the government of India (GoI) for replacing of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the new law, Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin). The new scheme takes away the right to guaranteed wages and employment from poor labourers, women and lakh…