Flats, Rs 10L insurance among AAP promises for domestic helps

A servant registration portal, salary regulations, Rs 10 lakh insurance cover, and free education for their children are also among the guarantees.
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal
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NEW DELHI: With days to go for the Delhi Assembly polls, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced seven guarantees, including EWS flats and working hour rules, for domestic workers employed at official residences of MPs, ministers, and government officers.

A servant registration portal, salary regulations, Rs 10 lakh insurance cover, and free education for their children are also among the guarantees.

Addressing a press conference here, Kejriwal claimed that 70-80 per cent of the domestic helpers were not paid salaries and were treated like “bonded labour,” with only servant quarters provided to them. Some MPs rented out these quarters instead of housing their domestic staff, he alleged. “First, we will create a servant registration portal to match workers with employment opportunities. Second, hostels will be built for those between jobs. Third, we will deploy mobile mohalla clinics for their healthcare.

“Fourth, laws will be enacted to regulate their salaries and working hours. Fifth, they will receive an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh. Sixth, Rs one lakh will be provided for their daughters’ weddings. And seventh, their children will get free education,” he said.

“The promises we have made fall under the Delhi government’s jurisdiction, and we will fulfil them,” he added.

7 Guarantees

  • Servant/Staff Registration Portal will be created

  • Just like a Labour Card has been introduced, a Government Personal Servant/Staff Card will be created

  • A Staff Hostel will be established

  • EWS housing will be provided by the Delhi government at affordable rates and easy installments will also be made available to these staff members

  • Mobile Mohalla Clinics will be set up to ensure healthcare facilities are accessible to them

  • Regulations regarding working hours, salaries, and working conditions will be established

  • The benefits recently announced for auto drivers, e-rickshaw drivers, and taxi drivers— Rs 10 lakh life insurance, Rs 5 lakh health insurance, Rs 1 lakh financial assistance for a daughter’s wedding, and scholarships for children’s education—will also be extended to servants/staff

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