Govt backs wage board suggestions

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Friday decided to appoint a special officer to supervise the implementation of Justice G R Majithia Wage Board for journalists and other employees of print news organizations. The decision was taken following a meeting of the delegation of Majithia Wage Board Implementation Sangharsh Samiti with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.
Several media houses have opposed the Justice Majithia Wage Board's recommendations as unviable. The print media's apex body, Indian Newspaper Society, has said that implementing these rates would shut down most newspapers-and not just the small and medium ones. However, the CM has chosen to ignore these concerns and directed the department of labour to submit a report to him on the status of implementation of the report.
The chief minister has also directed the department of labour to immediately set up a monitoring committee for regular supervision of wage board implementation.