DC Srinagar reviews implementation of PM-SYM scheme

Srinagar, Jan 9: With an aim to ensure financial security for unorganised workforce in District, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, Friday convened a meeting with officers from various departments to review the implementation and progress of the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) scheme in the district.
The meeting was attended by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mir Imtiyaz Ul Aziz; Joint Commissioner SMC, Nuzhat Khurshid; Chief Planning Officer, Fayaz Ahmad Dar; District Programme Officer ICDS, Bureeda Majeed; Assistant Commissioner Development, Tariq Ahmad; Assistant Labour Commissioner, Chief Agriculture Officer, Deputy CEO, District Coordinator CSC and other concerned.
During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner emphasised the need to maximise coverage of workers in the unorganised sector to bring them under the ambit of social security benefits. He highlighted that the PM-SYM scheme is aimed at securing the future of unorganised workers by providing them access to a structured social security mechanism.
The DC directed all stakeholder departments to intensify grassroots-level mobilisation and awareness efforts to ensure that all eligible workers are enrolled under the scheme in a time-bound manner. Line departments were instructed to identify eligible beneficiaries within their respective jurisdictions and facilitate their enrolment through focused field-level activities.
The DC directed the concerned departments, particularly the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, ICDS, Labour department to work in close coordination with field staff, CSCs, and concerned agencies to conduct on-the-spot registration and awareness drives across the district.
Highlighting the benefits of the scheme, the DC said that PM-SYM provides old-age protection and social security to unorganised workers through a voluntary and contributory pension framework, wherein the Government contributes an equal matching amount to the subscriber’s pension fund.