congress vision for real makers of delhi- mcd elections - english
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Vision for the Real Makers of Delhi
Department for Poverty Alleviation of Urban Poor
Congress ruled MCD will establish a separate department dedicated to improving the
livelihoods and living condition of poor people involved in various types of work in
the informal sector. With the aim to integrate the urban poor as an important
constituent in the development process, the department will integrate all the services
meant to improve the condition of poor. A dedicated task force will be
created for this department that will specialize in delivery
of services to the poor.
The department will act as a hub through which central and state government’s social
welfare policies would be channelized to facilitate labours working in unorganized
sectors so that they can avail benefits of policies like Rashtriya Swasthya
Vima Yojana (RSVY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Veema
Yojana (PMJJVY) etc. Registration will be mandatory to
get benefits.
1. Health insurance for sanitary workers, street vendors, construction workers
and domestic workers. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had promised “Cashless
Health Cards”, last year in his Safai Karamchari Sammelan. But nothing was
delivered to them.
2. Accident insurance for labours working in hazardous occupation like
construction site with a minimum regular contribution from the potential
beneficiaries. Earlier, Congress governed MCD used to provide jobs to the
next of kin, but BJP ruled MCD stopped this practice, we will again continue
this provision.
3. Unemployment Security Fund: A fund will be created for construction and
domestic workers, where each potential beneficiary voluntarily contributes an
assigned sum per month. MCDs will contribute three times more than the
prescribed sum into the kitty. A person suddenly losing job will be paid three
months salary from the fund.
4. The Department will collaborate with Central and State Govts on various
social welfare schemes, NGOs, private enterprises to bring in CSRs for
various projects
5. Dearness Allowence for Safai Karamcharis was reduced to 2% from 10%
(during Congress period), Congress will again increase it to 10%
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Special Focus Categories of Unorganized Labourers
1. Street Vendors: There are around 5 lakh street vendors in Delhi
Special Vending Zones will be created with toilet and sanitation facilities.
Street vendors will be given license with monthly license fee of Rs. 1000/- so
that they may earn their livelihood with dignity and without getting hassled by
MCD officials and police.
MCDs can earn Rs. 600 crore annually from the licensing fee
MCD will promote weekly bazars and flea markets to enhance the income of
the vendor
Health insurance for street vendors
2. Domestic Workers: There is no correct estimate of domestic helps in Delhi
that includes full time and part time domestic helps. Many of them, especially
female domestic helps staying and working full time in houses are subject to
potential threats of abuse from their employers. Similarly, many employers,
especially the elderly people are sometimes victims of crimes like robbery and
murder. Congress ruled MCDs would address this serious issue by
Ensuring registration of both part time and full time domestic helps in each
ward
Establishing grievance cells in every ward for domestic helps for prevention of
any potential abuse
Create a system via Department of Welfare of Urban Poor in each ward
through which they can avail benefits of Central and State Govt welfare
policies like RSVY
Through registration and regular monitoring at ward level, ensure safety for
both employers and employees
Security against unemployment for 3 months through Unemployment Security
Fund
Every Ward will be provided with a MCD kiosk
wherein the local residents can approach for availing
services of registered construction workers, domestic
helps etc. in the local area for a minimum fee.
3. Construction labourers
Development of labour Chowks with sheds and sanitation facilities, to be run
and managed by civil society organizations.
Registration of construction labourers through Department for Welfare of
Urban Poor in each ward
Job facilitation
Security against unemployment for 3 months through Unemployment Security
Fund
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4. Auto rickshaw drivers and Rickshaw pullers
Would be brought into purview of social welfare schemes through Department
for Welfare of Urban Poor
Would be eligible for Accident Insurance
5. Unauthorised and Resettlement Colonies & Slums
Approx. 40 lacs people live in 1639 unauthorised colonies in Delhi. Previous
Congress Government in Delhi had spent Rs 4200 crore for the development of
unauthorized colonies, and had regularized 895 unauthorized colonies. But after the
exit of the Congress Government, all development works in unauthorized colonies
were halted. Despite tall promises by Aam Admi Party, not a brick was laid, and not a
single unauthorized colony was regularized.
Congress ruled MCD will earmark Rs. 2000 Crore development fund for
unauthorized colonies.
Congress party will sanction the layout plans of unauthorized colonies within
six months after coming to power in the MCDs
Congress party will strengthen the financial condition of the MCDs within two
months after coming to power
Sanitation workers would be appointed as per the established yardsticks in
unauthorized colonies
Separate funds for Councilors for unauthorized colonies would be setup
Schools, dispensaries, community centres and parks etc would be provided on
the vacant lands lying in these unauthorized colonies
Participation of RWAs would be increased
Extended population of Lal Dora villages would be regularized
6. Resettlement Colonies and Slums
Congress party started the process of the resettlement of the poor and the migrant
people in Delhi, as the Delhi Development Authority was unable to meet the growing
housing demands of the people due to the migration of more and more people from
other parts of the country.
Congress government set up resettlement colonies, and
provided funds for their developments. Congress was the
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only party that initiated projects to provide flats/plots to
those living in JJ Clusters so that they could live in dignity,
with proper amenities .
In-situ rehabilitation for slums in MCD lands
7. Safai Karamcharis
Preference will be given to release the pending salaries and arrears for Safai
Karamcharis
Within 6 months, all pending arrears from all the 3 corporations will be
released.
Equipment will be provided Safai Karamcharis, and conducive environment
will be created for their work, especially for women Safai Karamchirs
Dearness allowance for Safai Karamcharis which was 10% during Congress
period, and was reduced to just 2% during BJP, will again be provided as 10%
All women Safai Karamcharis will be given a break of 1 hour in a day, so that
they can take their children to school
Every contractual employee would be made permanent after 2 years of
continuous service to the MCD.
Health Insurance would be provided along with Safai Health Cards to Safai
Karamcharis.
Safai Karamcharis would be provided with Accidental
Insurance and in case of accident, a job to the next of
the kin in the family would be provided.
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