Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday flagged off four Delhi labour welfare vans designed to provide registration, renewal and government scheme services directly to workers at labour chowks, construction sites and other workplaces across the city.
The Mobile Namo Shramik Seva Kendra Vans were launched from the Delhi Secretariat under the government’s Seva Sankalp Abhiyan. The mobile centres will assist workers with on-the-spot registration and renewal, document-related support, information about welfare schemes and access to digital services.
The government said the initiative is intended to reduce workers’ visits to government offices and limit the loss of daily wages associated with accessing public services. Workers will be able to receive information on eligibility, application procedures and the documents required for different welfare schemes near their workplaces.
“Workers are the foundation of Delhi’s development. Now, services will reach their doorstep instead of them having to visit offices,” Gupta said while flagging off the vans.
The four vans launched on Tuesday are the first phase of an initiative that envisages one mobile van for each of Delhi’s 13 districts. The government said the vans will operate as multi-purpose service centres, helping new workers register, enabling existing workers to renew their registration and supporting applications for welfare benefits.
The mobile model is particularly aimed at workers who may face difficulty travelling to government offices during working hours. Construction workers and other labourers often work at changing locations, while a missed workday can mean a direct loss of income. By taking services to labour concentrations and worksites, the programme seeks to address access barriers linked to distance, documentation and lack of information.
Labour Minister Kapil Mishra said the initiative would help address gaps in registration and awareness among workers. “No worker in Delhi will remain deprived of government schemes due to lack of information or registration,” Mishra said.
The government also said the initiative would include attention to rest areas and essential facilities for gig workers. It did not provide, in the supplied announcement, details on the vans’ operating schedules, locations, staffing, service capacity or the timeline for deploying the remaining nine vehicles.
The programme places mobile access at the centre of labour welfare delivery rather than requiring workers to navigate fixed government offices. Its immediate implementation will depend on how regularly the vans reach labour chowks, construction sites and other employment locations, and how the proposed district-level network is rolled out. The Delhi government has stated that the initiative will expand to cover all 13 districts.
