Piyush Goyal to unwell portal on payment to contract workers

Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal will today introduce a new portal for Contract Labour Payment Management System. In a statement, Coal Ministry said that the minister will also felicitate employees for their path-breaking work towards lighting up India in the last two years. 

The Web portal is created for monitoring compliance of labour payment and other benefits to contract workers under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.

The system has in-built



mechanism to validate minimum wages paid, generate wage slips and employment cards, among others, for contract workers as required under the Act.

The portal provides access to all contract workers through a Workers Identification Number to view their personal details and payment status. Contract workers can also register their grievances through this portal.

The Central Mine Planning and Development Institute (CMPDI), the consultancy arm of CIL, will maintain the portal.