Maharashtra state to track labourers the smart card way

Updated On: 13 July, 2019 07:48 AM IST | Pune | Chaitraly Deshmukh

Cards will help workers benefit from the government's schemes in case of accidents, etc

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The Supreme Court had issued guidelines about gathering and maintaining the records of such labourers working in each state. File pic

After finding it difficult to gather information on labourers who fall victim to accidents etc, especially those working at construction sites, the Maharashtra state government plans on giving them smart cards to keep track of them, so they benefit from its 29 schemes.

Last month, in two separate incidents in Pune, 17 labourers working at under-construction sites died in the heavy rain. Labour Department officials found it difficult to find information about them when they wanted to give them government aid.