986 healthcare tasks working in mining areas: Joshi
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By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister of Mines and Coal Pralhad Joshi on Thursday knowledgeable the Lok Sabha that 590 tasks have been undertaken beneath setting preservation and air pollution management and 986 tasks beneath the healthcare sector in Odisha until December 2021.
Replying to a query from BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, Joshi stated setting preservation, air pollution management in addition to healthcare are the excessive precedence areas of Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) beneath which tasks are carried out utilizing District Mineral Foundations (DMF) funds.
He stated the security, well being and welfare of staff employed in mines are regulated by the Mines Act, 1952. Further, needed provisions have been made within the Metalliferous Mines Regulations 1961 and the Coal Mines Regulations 2017 for the safety of miners from mud, smoke and noxious gases whereas working inside the mine boundary.
As per the data supplied by the State authorities, the lessees are taking acceptable steps for preservation of the setting and mitigate air pollution generated from the mines as per the stipulation of the setting clearance, consent to function and different such clearances.
As per the provisions of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923, the employers are liable to pay compensation if private damage is precipitated to an worker accidentally arising in the midst of employment.
