en for the welfare of workers in various industries and organizations in the state, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Minister KT Rama Rao also asked the officials of Industries Department and Labour Department to jointly inspect various factories and worker camps and check if the necessities and healthcare needs of the workers are taken care of.

The Industries Minister urged the officials to respond to any distress calls from migrant workers immediately and ensure their food and healthcare needs are met.

Rama Rao instructed officials to engage private Doctors if ESI and government healthcare facilities are overburdened.

The Minister said that officials from Labour and Industry departments should work jointly to attend to issues of migrants and also our state workers.

KT Rama Rao stated that industries have stopped functioning due to the lockdown for a month. He appealed to IT and Industry heads to ensure that no employee regular, contractual or outsourced, loses their job during this crisis.