Bhubaneswar: A State-Level Review Meeting of Field Officers of the Labour Directorate was held Saturday at the Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhavan, under the chairmanship of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Labour and Employees’ State Insurance Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia.
The meeting reviewed labour welfare initiatives, enforcement and service delivery, with discussions focusing on eliminating child labour, distress migration, Labour department infrastructure, the PAReSHRAM Portal, ORTPS Act, grievance redressal and the functioning of welfare boards.
Emphasising accountability and district-level monitoring, the minister directed officers to hold regular review meetings and submit progress reports on time. Under the revised mechanism, JLCs will review DLCs and DLOs on the 7th of every month, DLCs will review DLOs on the 4th, while DLOs will review ALOs and Inspectors on the 2nd and 17th.
The meeting stressed effective implementation of the special campaign against child labour, running from October 2 to November 14, 2026, to realise Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s vision of Child Labour-Free Gram Panchayats by 2029.
Officers were also directed to intensify field-level interventions, ensure genuine construction workers receive welfare benefits, strengthen worksite inspections and expedite Labour Department infrastructure projects.
The meeting underscored coordinated action, regular monitoring and effective implementation of welfare measures to protect workers’ rights. Dodda Venkata Swamy, Principal Secretary, Labour & ESI Department, and Indramani Tripathy, Labour Commissioner, Odisha, attended the meeting.
