by Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, APRIL 3
Punjab Government is all set to build state of
art Sheds & Night Shelters for the construction workers in different parts
of the state with the cost of Rs. 10 crore in the financial year 2013-14.
Disclosing this here
today, Labour Minister, Punjab Mr. Surjit Kumar Jayani said that 1, 01,267
construction workers have been registered as beneficiaries with the Punjab
Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board and the state government
has decided to construct sheds and night shelters for these workers. He said
that this project would be completed with the cost of Rs.16.15 lakh, 24.60 Lakh
and 29.58 lakh for the construction of labour sheds & night shelters
respectively for the clusters of 50, 100 and 150 construction workers
respectively.
Mr. Jayani
further said that the board has also given nod to enhance the amount of
scholarship, credit and financial assistant to the labourers. He said that the
students (from 1st to 5th standards) belonging to the labourers in the state
would be entitled for scholarship of Rs.150 per month, whereas students from 6th
to 8th class would get Rs.200 per month, similarly for the students of 9th, 10th,
11th and 12th classes Rs.3,000 per annum would be given as scholarship. He said
that the students pursuing graduation would get Rs. 3,600 per annum besides
students studying in technical institutions and in other professional courses
would be eligible for Rs.3,600 per annum, students pursuing medical and
engineering degree courses would get Rs.30,000 per annum.
The Minister said
that the board has also increased the amount of shagun for daughters of
labourers from 5,100 to 11,000.
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