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Punjab CM announces relief of Rs 3100 each for construction workers of BOCW Welfare Board

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Punjab CM announces relief of Rs 3100 each for construction workers of BOCW Welfare Board
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To mitigate the suffering caused due to loss of livelihood of construction workers in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced another instalment of interim financial relief of Rs. 3100 each for all construction workers registered with the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board. Making this announcement on the eve of Diwali, CM Charanjit Singh Channi said, “The financial grant of Rs.3100 is a shagun for the construction workers and their families on the joyous festival of lights.”
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Also Read | In resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, Captain Amarinder calls Navjot Singh Sidhu ‘Pakistani acolyte’ Punjab electricity rates cut Rs 3 Charanjit Singh Channi assembly elections  2022 congress | India News – India TV Pointing out further, the Chief Minister said that the said amount would be directly transferred into the bank accounts of construction workers. The Board has nearly 3.17 lakh registered construction workers across the state and the disbursement is likely to involve an expenditure of Rs. 90-100 Crores on this count. Also Read | Captain Amarinder quits Congress, floats Punjab Lok Congress Power rates reduced by Rs 3 per unit in Punjab, announces CM Channi - India  News He also asked the Sarpanches and Councillors both in rural and urban areas to get a maximum number of construction workers registered so that they could be immensely benefitted from various welfare schemes being extended by the Board from time to time. Congress picks Charanjit Singh Channi as new Punjab CM, to take oath today CM Channi who is also the Chairman of the Board informed that the said financial assistance is being extended as the livelihood of these construction workers has been impacted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Assuring the workers and their families all possible support, CM Channi said his government was committed to helping the deserving and weaker sections of the society who did not have the means to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, Labour Minister Sangat Singh Gilzian said that with the considerable improvement in the Covid situation, all-out efforts are made to accelerate the pace of construction. -PTC News-
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