Kamal Ghorui
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday distributed financial assistance to 15,700 construction workers’ children to mark the first anniversary of the BJP government in Delhi. Addressing a gathering of workers at Thyagraj Stadium, Gupta said her government will disburse a corpus of Rs 12.40 crore to help realise the education dreams of the workers’ children. The financial assistance was credited in the bank accounts of the beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer. Under the scheme, workers’ children from Classes 1 to 8 receive Rs 500 per month, those in Classes 9 and 10 receive Rs 700 per month, and students in Classes 11 and 12 are given Rs 1,000 per month. Undergraduate students are eligible for Rs 3,000 per month, while those pursuing technical and professional courses such as ITI, polytechnic, engineering, medical and MBA programmes can receive up to Rs 10,000 per month. Gupta took oath as the chief minister of Delhi alongwith her Council of Ministers on February 20 last year. The BJP government has been launching welfare initiatives and development projects marking the anniversary. She said that her government has launched a number of initiatives, such as ‘Palna’, a creche for children of working women, and Atal Canteen that offers meals at Rs 5 per person. Gupta said that the Delhi government was the first to adopt the four Labour Codes of the Centre to safeguard the interests of the workers. The Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board has registered over two lakh workers, and every penny of Rs 5,400 crore with it will be spent on the workers’ welfare, she said. Delhi labour minister Kapil Mishra said the government on a scheme to provide financial assistance to workers in cases of emergency, such as accidents at work. The chief minister also inaugurated newly constructed panchayat buildings in two villages and laid the foundation stone for 59 development projects across 37 villages.The projects worth Rs 134 crore, will boost infrastructure and civic amenities in rural Delhi, said a statement from the CMO.
