HYDERABAD: As many as 21-lakh construction workers across the State will be covered under various schemes for their benefit, including accidental insurance.
Replying to E. Pratap Reddy (Congress) and others during the question hour in the Assembly on Tuesday, Labour Minister R. Venkata Reddy said labourers engaged in ‘building and other construction activities’ were registered with the Andhra Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board that provides several benefits.
Under the benefit, every worker was provided accidental insurance scheme with a coverage up to Rs 2-lakh. This apart, they were covered under the Rajiv Arogyasri scheme, maternity assistance to women workers up to Rs. 5,000 limited to two confinement, training in safety and health. Under the Rajiv Udyogasri scheme, registered workers were given skill development and skill up gradation trainings.
The Minister informed the House that the Welfare Board was collecting one per cent cess from the establishments for the welfare of workers. As on date, a sum of Rs. 321 crore was collected by the board.
Illegal layouts The Municipal Administration Minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy said that 86,239 illegal layouts were regularised in various towns in the State. Replying to a question by A. Revanth Reddy (TDP) and others, the Minsters said a sum of Rs. 410 crore was collected to regularise the illegal layouts. The Government had issued orders last month extending the time limits for submission of LRS applications up to March 31. The regularisation of layouts would be complete in next six months.
Horticulture Agriculture Minister N. Raghuveera Reddy said plans are afoot to cover an area of 3.70 lakh acres with an outlay of Rs. 594 crore under horticulture. Answering a query by P. Shanker Rao (Congress, he said Centre was contributing 50 p.c. share for the programme.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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