Over 2 Crore Construction Workers Provided With Rs 3,000-Crore Funds by States

  • More than 2 crore workers engaged in building and construction work have been provided Rs 3,000-crore funds by various states and Union Territories under the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana till now.
  • Under the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, the government has declared a relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore and under this there is a component for building and construction workers.
  • There are about 3.5 crore such workers who are registered and the state governments were told that there is about Rs 31,000 fund available under this head.
  • State governments have begun implementation and 31 states and union territories have announced cash benefits ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 6,000 (to construction workers)”.
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