Lieutenant Governor, R K Mathur met the team of Central Public Works Department on August 11 for widening and strengthening of the Leh-Kargil Highway and other projects.

The CPWD team was headed by Pradeep Gupta, Chief Project Manager, Ratnakar Pandey, Assistant Project Manager, and Bhumika Mishra, Deputy Project Manager. 

R K Mathur put forth the challenges of working in Ladakh during the winter months. CPWD assured continuity of work throughout the year with technological advances and a trained workforce. 

Later, Prasant K, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner for J&K, and Ladakh met L-G and apprised him of their office set up in Leh and their legal responsibility to cover all eligible establishments with Employee Provident Fund (EPF) coverage in Ladakh.

Discussing the benefits of EPF, Mathur said that the scheme must be popularized on a large scale so that all eligible employees can avail of its valuable benefits. He suggested mass publicity through All India Radio, Doordarshan, social media, and workshops with the help of the local administration.