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Law to check misuse of vehicles soon

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Government will frame a legislation to prevent the misuse of Government vehicles, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has said.

Replying to questions in the Assembly on Thursday, Mr. Achuthanandan said if any specific instance of misuse of Government vehicles by Ministers or officials was pointed out, the Government would initiate action.

Labour Minister P.K. Gurudasan said a law would be drafted for the welfare of private hospital employees. A private hospital employees' welfare scheme was on the anvil. A survey of the workers would be conducted.

The previous Government had exempted private hospital employees from the purview of the Shops and Commercial Establishments Act. The Government had decided to waive such exemptions.

There was no ban on trade union activities in private hospitals.

The welfare schemes for private hospital employees would be implemented in phases, he said.

PWD manual revision

PWD Minister T.U. Kuruvila said the PWD manual would be revised according to the norms laid by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The manual would have a new payment system and provision to submit tenders through registered post. The PWD schedule would be revised every financial year.

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