Delhi government to provide Rs 5,000 each as aid to 1 million construction workers
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday directed Labour Minister Manish Sisodia to provide Rs 5,000 each as financial aid to 10 lakh registered workers due to pollution-related ban on construction activities in Delhi. With pollution levels worsening, the Centre’s air quality panel had on Saturday directed authorities to impose a ban on construction […]
Why can’t funds for construction workers be used for others as well: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre as to why it cannot issue an Ordinance that funds collected under the welfare scheme meant for building and construction workers across the country be used for other workers as well during the COVID-19 pandemic. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said […]
Coronavirus lockdown: Delhi government to give Rs 5000 in aid to construction workers
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government decided on Monday to provide another financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to the construction workers in the wake of the extended coronavirus lockdown. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Construction Workers’ Welfare Board, chaired by Labour Minister Gopal Rai. There are around 40,000 construction workers registered with […]
Karnataka announces Rs 3,000 each to registered construction workers
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced more financial support to the 15.8 lakh construction workers, even as a Labour Department official said that migrant labour was moving between different districts with negligible movement to other states. “We have decided to provide Rs 3,000 each to 15.8 lakh registered construction workers in the state. […]
Coronavirus impact: Delhi government to give Rs 5,000 to construction workers
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will give Rs 5,000 to construction workers as their livelihood has been affected due to coronavirus outbreak, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in the evening, he said no new case of coronavirus has been reported in Delhi in the past 40 hours, and the […]
Odisha hikes pension, other benefits of construction workers
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Friday increased the monthly pension of retired construction workers of the state. As per the revision, the elderly construction workers would now get a monthly pension of Rs 500 instead of the existing Rs 300. Similarly, workers above the age of 80 years would get Rs 700 a month from […]
Implementation of act for welfare of construction workers ‘complete flop’ in Mumbai
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday said it was “shocking” that out of about 70,000 registered building and construction workers in Mumbai, only 11,000 have got the benefit of an act meant for their welfare and its implementation was a “complete flop”. The court was informed by the counsel appearing for Maharashtra […]
Extremely unfortunate that 5,000 construction workers in Mumbai not registered
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India Monday said it was “extremely unfortunate” that around 5,000 construction workers in Mumbai were not registered under an Act meant for their welfare and directed the Maharashtra government to take action against builders and contractors in this regard. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur asked the […]