Four ALCs issued show-cause notice

Patiala, July 17

The Building and Other Construction Workers’ (BOCW) Welfare Board has issued a show-cause notice to four Assistant Labour Commissioners (ALC) over irregularities found in providing financial assistance under various welfare schemes.

The BOCW Welfare Board has given 21 days to the ALCs —Sarabjot Singh Sidhu, Sunil Kumar Bhoriwal, Pardeep Kumar and Satwinder Singh Dhaliwal— to file their replies.

According to inquiry report, the BOCW Welfare Board disbursed ex gratia in Sangrur district to “fake” beneficiaries who were registered after their deaths. Similarly, glaring irregularities were also found in the Shagun scheme.

Vijay Walia, complainant in the case, said, “I have asked for a Vigilance probe. The BOCW Welfare Board is continuously ignoring my request.”