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UP CM Yogi Launches UPCOS to Protect Outsourced Workers
Uttar Pradesh has created a new organization called UPCOS for outsourced workers.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched it in Lucknow on Wednesday.
The organization is meant to help workers receive their salaries on time.
It also aims to give them respect, social security and protection if accidents happen.
A special website will provide information and help workers access benefits.
The government says companies will not be allowed to deduct service charges from workers’ salaries.
It says provident-fund money will be deposited safely in each worker’s name.
The government expects the system to provide security coverage to two million people.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched UPCOS in Lucknow on Wednesday.
The corporation aims to ensure outsourced workers receive dignity, timely pay and social security.
A dedicated portal is intended to provide worker information and access to benefits without middlemen.
The government says UPCOS will provide security coverage to two million people and protect EPF contributions.
Transport Corporation honorariums were raised by 5 percent for computer operators, accountants and programmers.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh government and outsourced employees.
- What
- The Uttar Pradesh Outsourced Services Corporation, or UPCOS, was launched to improve pay, dignity, security and human-resource management for outsourced workers.
- Where
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Wednesday; the articles do not provide an exact calendar date.
- Why
- To safeguard outsourced workers’ rights, ensure timely and appropriate remuneration, improve access to social security and reduce reliance on middlemen.
Key facts
- Organization
- Uttar Pradesh Outsourced Services Corporation (UPCOS)
- Launch location
- Lucknow
- Planned coverage
- The Chief Minister said UPCOS would provide a security cover to two million people.
- Worker protections
- The system is intended to support timely salaries, minimum honorariums, social security and accident coverage.
- Payment system
- The government said outsourcing companies would receive service charges separately rather than deducting them from workers’ salaries.
- EPF contributions
- The Chief Minister said employees’ provident-fund contributions would be securely deposited in their names.
- Transport honorarium increase
- Honorariums for selected Uttar Pradesh Transport Corporation personnel were increased by 5 percent from July.
- Affected Transport personnel
- The increase covered 249 computer operators, 35 accountant-cum-tally operators and 26 programmers.
Quotes
Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
“The relationship between the government and employees is not just about salary, but about trust. To maintain that trust, we believe that employees’ time should not be spent solely on paperwork. Employees should feel that their good work is being recorded, that there is a mechanism to address their problems and that they are not alone.”
thehansindia.com
“An outsourcing company cannot deduct money from your salary. We have said the government will separately pay the outsourcing company its service charges. No amount will be deducted from the employee’s salary. The EPF contribution, your provident fund amount, will also be deducted and securely deposited in your name.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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