India

Delhi Govt to distribute Rs 41.9 cr to over 83,000 construction workers as pollution subsistence grant

PTI

The Delhi Government will be distributing Rs 41.9 crore to over 83,000 construction workers as a pollution subsistence grant,according to an official statement.

These construction workers had not received the grant in November last year due to the non-completion of the renewal process, the statement said. The city Government had distributed a pollution subsistence grant of Rs 5,000 each to the construction workers registered with the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (DBOCWWB) during a ban on construction activities in the national capital due to high pollution levels in November.

The Delhi Government had announced an assistance of Rs 5,000 each to the workers and a total amount of Rs 250 crore was released for this.