Delhi Govt's Ex-gratia Relief To Construction Workers

The Delhi government on 23rd April announced that it has disbursed ex-gratia payment of Rs 5,000 to every construction worker registered under the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. A total of 2,10,684 construction workers will be granted dis

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Published - Monday, 26 Apr, 2021

Delhi Govt's Ex-gratia Relief To Construction Workers

The Delhi government on 23rd April announced that it has disbursed ex-gratia payment of Rs 5,000 to every construction worker registered under the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. A total of 2,10,684 construction workers will be granted disbursals under this scheme. As a per a statement, the Delhi government has disbursed Rs 52.88 crore to 1,05,750 construction workers and in the coming days, more construction workers will be granted this ex-gratia relief. Delhi Government has also set up food distribution centers across schools and construction sites of Delhi. At least 7,000 food packets have already been distributed in these food distribution centers as of 22nd April evening. The migrant workers are scared and worried they will go through the same experience again like last year. Through these initiatives, we want to assure them that the government will take care of them and there is nothing to worry about. The Delhi government is also planning to set up a helpline for construction, daily-wage, and migrant workers, which will be active in the next 2-3 days. Through this all-encompassing helpline, any worker in Delhi will be able to access information on the availability of beds in hospitals, food distribution centers, availability of medicines, among others.