The Karnataka government will conduct house-to-house survey to identify ineligible persons who have enrolled as members of Karnataka State Construction and Other Workers’ Welfare Board, Labour Minister Santosh Lad said on Friday.
“As many as 39 lakh workers have been added in the last few years. From 12.91 lakh in 2018, the numbers had gone up to 51 lakh of which six lakh has been removed already. The State-wide audit of workers would be taken up through Ambedkar Karmika Seva Kendra and the audit to identify ineligible workers would be completed in the next six to seven months,” the Minister told the Legislative Council in response to a question from Congress member U.B. Venkatesh. “People owning luxury cars, land owners, GST number holders, and lecturers among others have been found to have become members,” he said.
In Haveri district alone, Mr. Lad said 2.7 lakh members of the Board have been found ineligible during the departmental audit. “Since we do not have enough personnel, house-to-house survey will be done through the Ambedkar Karmika Seva Kendra,” he said.
