<p>Belagavi: Labour Minister Santosh Lad said that 20 lakh fake labourers cards have been cancelled in the state. </p><p>Officials conducted verifications by visiting the applicants home and eliminate fake labourers cards. </p><p>Earlier there were 56 lakh labourers cards but after elimination the number came down to 36 lakh.</p> .<p>Lad told reporters on Monday that they were inviting applications for labourers cards and they would have to be made through Ambedkar Seva Kendra’s which will become functional soon. </p><p>Vehicles of the kendra will visit the doors of the applications and after verification, they will submit the report online. However, only genuine applications will be approved. We have identified 91 unorganised labourers zones in the state and smart cards are being distributed to there.</p><p>Regarding companies outsourcing manpower, he said, this practice has remained since long. There was provision in the act itself. In industries, permanent and temporary jobs were different. Temporary workers can be regularised. </p> .<p>We have handed over ESI Hospital for the centre for reconstruction. Request made by us to the centre to pay rent for the temporary facility has not been approved. ESI card holders can avail treatment by going to the accredited referral hospitals and avail treatment, he stated.</p><p>To a query on statement by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge that himself did not get opportunity to become chief minister, Lad said, it can be interpreted anyway. Kharge has made the statement to give example to others. Despite him missing the chief minister opportunity, has become AICC president. Kharge was eligible to become chief minister and in the year 2004 myself had got the opportunity to work with him in the Legislative Assembly. Kharge was honest and disciplined parliamentarian and eligible for all posts.</p> .<p>Regarding former ministers Janardhan Reddy and B Sriramulu uniting again, he said, they were friends from many years and myself too was their friend. Them uniting was nice and wish them the best.</p><p>Attack on Kannadigas or people from other states in any states should not happen. We have live with true spirit. We shall take up the attack on Kannadigas in Goa with the government. Such attacks or atrocities should not happen, he stated.</p><p>To a query on MES demanding documents in Marathi in Belagavi, Lad said, government stand was stand of Kannadigas. MES demanding documents in Marathi was their opinion and not concerned to us.</p>
<p>Belagavi: Labour Minister Santosh Lad said that 20 lakh fake labourers cards have been cancelled in the state. </p><p>Officials conducted verifications by visiting the applicants home and eliminate fake labourers cards. </p><p>Earlier there were 56 lakh labourers cards but after elimination the number came down to 36 lakh.</p> .<p>Lad told reporters on Monday that they were inviting applications for labourers cards and they would have to be made through Ambedkar Seva Kendra’s which will become functional soon. </p><p>Vehicles of the kendra will visit the doors of the applications and after verification, they will submit the report online. However, only genuine applications will be approved. We have identified 91 unorganised labourers zones in the state and smart cards are being distributed to there.</p><p>Regarding companies outsourcing manpower, he said, this practice has remained since long. There was provision in the act itself. In industries, permanent and temporary jobs were different. Temporary workers can be regularised. </p> .<p>We have handed over ESI Hospital for the centre for reconstruction. Request made by us to the centre to pay rent for the temporary facility has not been approved. ESI card holders can avail treatment by going to the accredited referral hospitals and avail treatment, he stated.</p><p>To a query on statement by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge that himself did not get opportunity to become chief minister, Lad said, it can be interpreted anyway. Kharge has made the statement to give example to others. Despite him missing the chief minister opportunity, has become AICC president. Kharge was eligible to become chief minister and in the year 2004 myself had got the opportunity to work with him in the Legislative Assembly. Kharge was honest and disciplined parliamentarian and eligible for all posts.</p> .<p>Regarding former ministers Janardhan Reddy and B Sriramulu uniting again, he said, they were friends from many years and myself too was their friend. Them uniting was nice and wish them the best.</p><p>Attack on Kannadigas or people from other states in any states should not happen. We have live with true spirit. We shall take up the attack on Kannadigas in Goa with the government. Such attacks or atrocities should not happen, he stated.</p><p>To a query on MES demanding documents in Marathi in Belagavi, Lad said, government stand was stand of Kannadigas. MES demanding documents in Marathi was their opinion and not concerned to us.</p>