VISHWAKARMA RASHTRIYA PURASKAR & NATIONAL SAFETY AWARDS

Sept. 22, 2019

Union Labour Minister gave away Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards for the Performance Year 2017.

Directorate General, Factory Advice and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI): 

  • Parent Ministry: It is an attached office of the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment.

  • Objective: To assists the Ministry in formulating national policies on occupational safety and health in factories and docks.

  • Headquarters: Mumbai. 

  • It operates the following awards of the Ministry of Labour & Employment:

Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskars: 

  • Instituted In: 1965. 

  • Objective: Presented to employees of factories, plantations and ports for outstanding suggestions made by them that have resulted in safety, improved working conditions, increased productivity or higher efficiency.

National safety awards:

  • Instituted In: 1965. 

  • Objective: Presented to the management of factories and ports for best safety performance.