Centre pitches for Rs 1K pension, free life cover for construction workers
According to the recent ministry estimates, around Rs 42,000 crore has been collected as construction workers welfare cess by states and Union Territories. Of this, around Rs 12,000 crore has been spent. The Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996, provides for levy and collection of cess. The cess is being collected at 1 per cent of the cost of construction.
The proposed scheme also proposes to give other benefits to workers like housing, skill development and pension. Image source: IANS