He said a policy should also be formulated regarding the promotion these schools' teachers, and to solve all their problems in a timely manner. During the meeting, Saeed Ghani was given a detailed briefing on houses, colonies and flats leased across the province under the Worker Welfare Board. The provincial minister was told that the flats provided to the people affected by floods as immediate relief in Labour Colony Hyderabad and Shaheed Benazirbad in 2010, had not been vacated as yet. However, the flats provided as an immediate relief in other labor colonies across the province had been evacuated, the minister was informed. At the meeting, the provincial minister was informed that total 4242 residential units including 512 homes in Kotri, 1024 in Sukkur, 192 in Nooriabad, 512 in Shaheed Benazirbad, 96 in Larkana, 100 in Ranipur, and 74 in Jacobabad were completely ready for allotment. He was informed that a work order had been issued for the construction of 1500 flats in Kotri, while working on three other Labour Colonies was underway.
On the occasion, Minister for Labour Saeed Ghani said the requests received from the workers and laborers regarding 4242 ready flats and houses should be processed immediately in a transparent manner and following that the process of allotment be completed without any further delay. The minister said the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) had been driven by the manifesto of the provision of 'Roti, Kapra aur Makan,' and whenever PPP came into power it had taken steps to provide accommodation for the workers and labourers. He said the problems being faced by the developed labour colonies should be resolved immediately, while all resources should be utilized for building more new labour colonies.
The minister was also informed during the meeting that till now immediate payments had been made in 431 cases of scholarships, 375 of marriage grants and 29 cases of death grants in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana divisions. Saeed Ghani while issuing necessary directives on the occasion said the requests received regarding death grant, marriage grant and scholarships should be processed immediately so that the provision of immediate relief to the workers and labourers could be ensured. The provincial minister also directed the secretary labour to inspect all labour colonies and schools running under the Worker Welfare Board and submit a detailed report in this regard and also submit suggestions for improvement.
Secretary Labour Abdul Rasheed Solangi, Secretary Worker Welfare Board Muhammad Bachal Raho Poto, and other officers of the Labour Department were present during the meeting.