Shiksha Samachar: Shri Bandaru Dattatreya Presents Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar & National Safety Awards for 2014

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya Presents Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar & National
Safety Awards for 2014
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Shri Bandaru Dattatreya ,the Minister of State for Labour & Employment
(Independent Charge) gave away Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar(VRP) and National
Safety Awards(NSA) for the Performance Year 2014, here today. Speaking on the
occasion Shri Dattatreya said that a large number of senior executives from
different parts of the country representing various establishments are present
here not only to receive National Safety Awards but also to encourage their
employees, who are being conferred awards under the Vishwakarma Rashtriya
Puraskar Scheme. All present should learn from efforts and achievements of
others to implement best practice in their organization.
Congratulating all the Winners and Runners-up of VRP and NSA, the Minister said
they will become leading lights in promotion of safety in their respective
organsations for years to come. He impressed upon them that they should work
with the same vigour, dedication, commitment and devotion in the years to come
and contribute in an exemplary manner for the overall industrial and economic
development of the country and enable the nation to clinch a significant space
amongst the industrialized nations of the world.
VRP is awarded in recognition of outstanding suggestions given by a worker or
group of workers and implemented by the management in the form of cash prize and
a certificate of merit in three categories: Class ‘A’ – Five (5) of Rs.
75,000/- each, Class ‘B’ – Eight (8) of Rs. 50,000/- each and Class
‘C’ - Fifteen (15) of Rs. 25,000/- each. These 28 awards are being shared by
117 individuals out of a total of 199 applications received from different
industries for the Performance Year 2014.
The NSA is given in recognition of outstanding safety performance of industrial
establishments, construction sites, ports and installations under AERB to
stimulate and maintain the interests of both the management and the workers in
accident prevention programmes. The awards are given under twelve schemes, out
of which ten are meant for Factories /Construction sites /Installations under
AERB and two are for Ports. Under each award, a Shield and a Certificate of
Merit is given to each of the Award Winners and Runners-up. The establishments
are classified in different schemes on the basis of working of highest
man-hours.
The criteria for presentation of these Awards is - Lowest Average Frequency Rate
over a period of three consecutive years ending in the contest year as compared
to the National Average for that group of industries. The other one is -Accident
Free year based on man-hours worked during the contest year.
For the Performance year 2014, the total number of NSA Award Winners and
Runners-up in all the ten schemes adds up to 93(59winners & 34 runners-up).These
were selected out of 191applications received under various schemes.
The Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, has been operating the
“Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP)” (Previously known as Shram Vir
National Awards) and “National Safety Awards (NSA)” since 1965. These Award
schemes are operated by its technical wing namely the Directorate General
Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Mumbai – an attached
office of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. DGFASLI renders technical
advice /service to workers, their representatives and managements in factories
and docks to humanize industrial activities by promoting safety & health at
work.