Special Camp Sitting Organized by Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Dehradun for Expeditious Disposal of Gratuity Cases

India, July 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Office of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Dehradun, under the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Ministry of Labour & Employment, organized a special camp sitting under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The initiative aimed at the swift resolution of long-pending gratuity cases concerning the employees of AIIMS Rishikesh.

The camp was chaired by the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Dehradun, acting as the Appellate Authority under the Act. A total of 169 appeals pending for about nine months relating to AIIMS Rishikesh were taken up for active hearing during the day-long session.

Out of the total cases heard, 46 appeals were...