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Labour Secretary Inspects Rangpo Check Post Labour Section and ESIC Dispensary
The Secretary, Labour Department Shri Bhim Thatal, accompanied by Additional Labour Commissioner Shri Shiromani Neopaney, Assistant Labour Commissioner/HQ Shri Sonam Pintso Lepcha and joined by ALC Rangpo Shri Arjun Sharma, ALC Insurance Medical Officer Dr Ashish Lama of Employees Services Insurance Corporation Service Dispensary, Rangpo and Senior Inspector Swarna Smriti Pradhan inspected the office of Assistant Labour Commissioner Rangpo, registration counter of Rangpo Check Post and ESIC service Dispensary Rangpo on March 19, 2025.
During the course of inspection, the Secretary interacted with Officers and Officials of the above-mentioned establishments and directed for compliance of all the legal instruments in letter in sprit.
Further, Secretary has directed the ALC Rangpo to coordinate with the Municipal Executive Officer and the BDO concerned regarding the number of Trade Licenses issued by the Nagar Panchayat and BDO office and accordingly all establishments must have to be registered under Sikkim Shops & Commercial Establishment, Act, 1983 and disseminate the labour related compliances to all shop owners and workers under Rangpo Sub- Division.
The Secretary also inspected the repair work of the building occupied by the ESI Service Dispensary and Sub Division office of the Labour Department undertaken by the Buildings & Housing Department, Government of Sikkim in presence of Smt Anu Hangma Thebey, Assistant Engineer of Singtam Sub Division of Buildings & Housing Department and gave certain instructions to AE concerned.
The Secretary also interacted with the police personnel posted at Rangpo Check-post and enquired about the movement of workers and their necessary support for the registration at the counter of the Labour Department and the officials responded in positive.
During the visit, the Secretary inspected to registration process for the workers entering into Sikkim for work purpose. While visiting the dispensary, it was observed that on an average 400 patients visit the dispensary weekly. These include the insured persons and members of their family for whom primary health care and disbursement of medicines are done.
Secretary Shri Thatal has categorically mentioned that reaching out to the people and creating awareness among them regarding labour laws, benefits of registering as workers and obtaining cards must be taken up by the local level officers. He has advised the local level officers to participate in the nagar panchayat programmes and gram sabha and seek time for such awareness programmes.
The Secretary, Labour Department Shri Bhim Thatal, accompanied by Additional Labour Commissioner Shri Shiromani Neopaney, Assistant Labour Commissioner/HQ Shri Sonam Pintso Lepcha and joined by ALC Rangpo Shri Arjun Sharma, ALC Insurance Medical Officer Dr Ashish Lama of Employees Services Insurance Corporation Service Dispensary, Rangpo and Senior Inspector Swarna Smriti Pradhan inspected the office of Assistant Labour Commissioner Rangpo, registration counter of Rangpo Check Post and ESIC service Dispensary Rangpo on March 19, 2025.
During the course of inspection, the Secretary interacted with Officers and Officials of the above-mentioned establishments and directed for compliance of all the legal instruments in letter in sprit.
Further, Secretary has directed the ALC Rangpo to coordinate with the Municipal Executive Officer and the BDO concerned regarding the number of Trade Licenses issued by the Nagar Panchayat and BDO office and accordingly all establishments must have to be registered under Sikkim Shops & Commercial Establishment, Act, 1983 and disseminate the labour related compliances to all shop owners and workers under Rangpo Sub- Division.
The Secretary also inspected the repair work of the building occupied by the ESI Service Dispensary and Sub Division office of the Labour Department undertaken by the Buildings & Housing Department, Government of Sikkim in presence of Smt Anu Hangma Thebey, Assistant Engineer of Singtam Sub Division of Buildings & Housing Department and gave certain instructions to AE concerned.
The Secretary also interacted with the police personnel posted at Rangpo Check-post and enquired about the movement of workers and their necessary support for the registration at the counter of the Labour Department and the officials responded in positive.
During the visit, the Secretary inspected to registration process for the workers entering into Sikkim for work purpose. While visiting the dispensary, it was observed that on an average 400 patients visit the dispensary weekly. These include the insured persons and members of their family for whom primary health care and disbursement of medicines are done.
Secretary Shri Thatal has categorically mentioned that reaching out to the people and creating awareness among them regarding labour laws, benefits of registering as workers and obtaining cards must be taken up by the local level officers. He has advised the local level officers to participate in the nagar panchayat programmes and gram sabha and seek time for such awareness programmes.