Cess Fund for Welfare of Construction Workers

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has issued an advisory to all States/UTs to use the Cess Fund for Welfare of Construction Workers. The Act regulates the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers. It provides for their safety, health and welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The advisory comes under Section 60 of the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Act, 1996.

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All State Governments/UTs have been advised to transfer funds from the Cess Fund to the account of construction workers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. The amount to be granted to construction workers may be decided by the respective state governments and Union territories. The financial assistance at this point in time would help to mitigate the financial crisis of construction workers to some extent and boost their morale to deal with COVID-19.