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Tourism Minister R. Rajendran and Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (TNCWWB) president Pon Kumar connected Monday said that successful the past 5 years, ₹3,000 crore worthy of payment assistance was provided to operation workers.
The TNCWWB consultative gathering was held astatine the Salem Collectorate, which was chaired by the Minister successful the presence Mr. Kumar. The Minister distributed welfare assistance to operation workers.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Rajendran said 3,185 beneficiaries received payment assistance worthy ₹2.27 crore, including ₹1.08 crore successful acquisition assistance to 3,024 beneficiaries; ₹20.41 lakh successful matrimony fiscal assistance for 109 beneficiaries; oculus glasses worthy ₹4,500 for six beneficiaries; a ₹1,200 monthly pension bid for 8 beneficiaries; ₹64 lakh for 16 beneficiaries for constructing (L-type) houses; and ₹.29.11 lakh for 20 beneficiaries for constructing (M-type) houses.
Mr. Kumar, said that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced successful Assembly that 10,000 houses volition beryllium constructed each twelvemonth for operation works and implemented the scheme. The matrimony fiscal assistance was accrued to ₹5,000 from ₹2,000; maternity assistance to ₹18,000 from ₹6,000; and accidental decease assistance to ₹8 lakh. For constructing houses, ₹4 lakh was provided for workers who person onshore and for landless people, houses were allocated done the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, helium added.
Earlier, the Minister and Mr. Kumar distributed payment assistance worthy ₹8 lakh to 25 otherwise abled beneficiaries, including proceeding aids, battery-operated instrumentality chairs, peculiar instrumentality chairs and tricycles.
In the functions, District Collector R. Brindha Devi and officials from acrophobic departments participated.
