MNS:- Union Labour and Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge will give away the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and national safety awards for the Performance Year 2010 at a function in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi 0n Monday September 17th 2012.
\nThe \u201cVishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar\u201d (VRP), (Previously known as Shram Veer National Awards) and \u201cNational Safety Awards\u201d (NSA) have been instituted by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment in 1965. The Awards Schemes are operated by the Technical Wing of the Ministry, namely, the Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Mumbai- an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment which renders advice\/service to workers, their representatives & managements in factories and docks to humanize industrial activities by promoting safety & health at work.
\nThe applications for Viswakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) & National Safety Awards (NSA) from eligible applicants are invited every year. For VRP, the management is required to send the application on behalf of the workers and for NSA; the management directly applies for awards under each scheme. The applications received for VRP as well as NSA are adjudged by a Tripartite Awards Committee constituted by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, comprising of representatives from Employers\u2019 organizations, Employees\u2019 Organisations and Central\/State Governments. Besides the Tripartite representation, there are experts in the Committee from renowned institutions, Universities and Industries in the field of Safety, Health, Environment, Productivity and Quality.
\nVRP is awarded in recognition of outstanding suggestions given by a worker or group of workers and implemented by the management during the previous calendar year (Performance year) resulting in improvement in quality, productivity and working conditions such as safety, health and environmental conservations in the industrial undertakings where \u201cSuggestion Schemes\u201d are in operations.
\nVRP is awarded in the form of cash prize and a certificate of merit in three categories: Class \u2018A\u2019 \u2013 Five (5) of Rs. 75,000\/- each, Class \u2018B\u2019 \u2013 Eight (8) of Rs. 50,000\/- each and Class \u2018C\u2019 \u2013 Fifteen (15) of Rs. 25,000\/- each. There are 28 puraskars being shared by 118 winners out of a total of 162 applications received from different industries for the Performance Year 2010. <\/p>\n\n