In a bid to improve the skewed sex ratio in the State, as a part of Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign, Haryana Government has widened the scope of various scheme for workers and extended the benefits for upto three daughters.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Tuesday gave approval for widening the scope of some of the schemes for the workers of Haryana Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board and labour Welfare Board and extended the benefits upto three female children.
An official spokesman said that earlier under maternity benefit a financial assistance of Rs36,000 was provided to female workers on the birth upto two children including nutritional supplement of Rs6,000. Now, the same has been extended upto three female children.
He said that similarly, now three female children of workers would be entitled to get financial assistance of Rs3,000 to Rs15,000 as education scholarship from first class onwards instead of two female children. The education scholarship would also be provided to upto two male children of workers.
“Under Kanyadaan scheme, marriage assistance of Rs51,000 would now be provided as ‘Kanyadaan’ on the marriage of three daughters of registered workers instead of two daughters covered earlier. likewise, financial assistance of Rs2,000 to Rs3,000 would be given to three female children of workers for purchase of school uniform, books and notebooks from first to eighth classes,” he added.c