Haryana labour Department has extended the welfare facilities of Haryana labour Welfare Board to MNREGA workers who have worked for 50 days. These workers will now also be entitled to the benefits of Kanyadan scheme, Scholarship, monthly pension, financial assistance in case of accidental death, Maternity benefit, leave Travel Concession, health insurance and others. An official spokesman on Sunday said that they would be entitled to benefits of Kanyadan amounting to Rs51,000, scholarship amounting to Rs3,000 to Rs15,000per annum in addition to similar scheme of the Government.
He said that they would get the benefit of monthly pension of Rs1,000 after attaining the age of 60 years in addition to old age. Assistance of Rs5 lakhs would be given to dependents of workers in case of accidental death and up to Rs2 lakhs in case of disablement, Rs3,000 for purchase of bicycle, Rs2,000 per month to disabled children of the workers and Rs5,000 for purchase of tools.
The spokesman said that other benefits included maternity benefit of Rs36,000, annual assistance of Rs5,100 to female workers for purchase of household items like saree, footwear etc and interest free loan of Rs1.50 lakhs for purchase of house. He said that approximately 29,000 construction workers have been registered as beneficiaries of the Board during a special campaign for the registration of construction workers including the MNREGA workers which was launched from January 15 to February 14, 2015 organised at the work sites, place of residence of the construction workers and in rural areas. As a part of the “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Abhiyan” the State Government has extended the welfare facilities of Haryana labour Welfare Board.