GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the newly built Labour Commissioner Office, also known as Shram Bhawan, at a programme held at Gopinath Nagar in Guwahati on Saturday.
Synchronising with the programme, the CM also launched the automatic registration and renewal system for the Labour Department.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that with the inauguration of the Shram Bhawan, the office of the Labour Commissioner will get new momentum to dispose of several claims of the state's people.
"Because of the immense importance of the E-office system, the state government has given new impetus to digitalisation. As a result, the Assam Secretariat, different directorates and DC offices are getting paperless with the emergence of the digital office system," the CM said.
"With the introduction of E-office in the Labour Commissionerate, steps will be taken to introduce the system in district and sub-division offices across the state," the CM added.
Stating that around 99 per cent of the works of the Assam Secretariat has become paperless, the Chief Minister said that other than inquiry matters, all the works are being undertaken digitally.
CM Sarma also said that to safeguard the interests of the labours, there are several acts.
"The Labour Commissionerate should take steps to safeguard the interests of the labours," Sarma said.
The Chief Minister also informed that under ease of doing business, steps had been taken to promote the interests of the labour fraternity along with promoting the industrial landscape of the state.
He said that with the amendment of the Labour Acts in the State Assembly, steps had been taken to safeguard the interests of the labourers and businessmen.
The CM also said that the state government had initiated digitalisation and automation steps.
"With the help of automation, tremendous success has been achieved in the transport department. An automation system will be introduced in municipal offices in the coming days. The automatic registration and renewal system introduced in the Labour Commissionerate will help dispose of claims in the commissioner," Sarma added.