States yet to use ₹70,744 cr. funds for welfare of construction workers
2 months ago

States yet to use ₹70,744 cr. funds for welfare of construction workers

The Hindu  

The Union Labour Ministry said in a Right to Information reply that the welfare boards for building and other construction workers of various States have not yet used the cess worth ₹70,744.16 crore they collected from the employers for the welfare of the workers. Since the implementation of the Building and Other Construction Workers Act in 2005, the boards have collected ₹1,17,507.22 crore as cess from the employers and allocated ₹67,669.92 crore with the workers. The Act, passed in 1996, empowers the Construction Workers’ Welfare Board constituted by State governments to levy cess from employers “at such rate not exceeding 2%, but not less than 1%” of the cost of construction incurred by an employer. Arka Rajpandit, national secretary, Construction Workers Federation of India, who filed the RTI with the Ministry said the document points towards huge cess evasion by the builders and employers.

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The barriers faced by construction workers
1 week, 5 days ago

The barriers faced by construction workers

The Hindu  

Construction is the fastest-growing sector, contributing about 9% to the national GDP and projected to reach $1.4 trillion by 2025. A fragmented journey Construction workers, especially migrant labourers, endure a fragmented employment landscape characterised by frequent relocations, high job insecurity, inconsistent access to welfare benefits, and precarious working conditions. Despite legal frameworks such as the Building and Other Construction Workers …

Implementation of Centre’s new labour codes could lead to fall in building cess collection: Kerala Minister Sivankutty
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Implementation of Centre’s new labour codes could lead to fall in building cess collection: Kerala Minister Sivankutty

The Hindu  

The implementation of the new labour codes formulated by the Union government by integrating 29 labour laws could lead to a fall in building cess collection, affecting the welfare activities of the Kerala Building Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Minister V.Sivankutty told the Assembly on Wednesday. Mr. Sivankutty said that as per the existing norms building cess of 1% cess …

"State Should Never Stifle Rights Of Poor": Karnataka HC Sets Aside Govt Order Reducing Education Assistance To Children Of Construction Workers
2 months, 1 week ago

"State Should Never Stifle Rights Of Poor": Karnataka HC Sets Aside Govt Order Reducing Education Assistance To Children Of Construction Workers

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court set aside a notification issued by the State Government in 2023, reducing the education assistance amount for children of registered construction workers for pursuing graduation and post-graduation courses. The State government must remember that it should take all steps towards educating women, as it is said, educating a man, is educating an individual; educating a woman, …

High Court directs CAG to audit Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Fund
2 months, 1 week ago

High Court directs CAG to audit Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Fund

The Hindu  

Observing that the amount from the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Fund is being used for non-welfare-related activities, besides being used for administrative purposes in excess of the permissible limit, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to audit the fund and submit a report to the court within three months. …

CAG report reveals irregularities in labour cess remittance to construction workers’ welfare board; ₹221.81 crore pending, it says
8 months ago

CAG report reveals irregularities in labour cess remittance to construction workers’ welfare board; ₹221.81 crore pending, it says

The Hindu  

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s recent report has pointed to irregularities in remitting labour cess to the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board, by the local bodies in the State. A whopping ₹221.81 crore is pending for remittance by 99 local bodies in 10 districts in Tamil Nadu, according to the report. But, the audit, which covered 124 …

​Even the odd jobs: On the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill
8 months, 2 weeks ago

​Even the odd jobs: On the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill

The Hindu  

For India’s gig workers, who are increasing in numbers but are perched precariously on the edge of the unregulated labour pool, the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers Bill, 2024, offers a welcome reprieve, but still stops short of providing them with the security of being employees. When app-based gig work was introduced a decade ago, courtesy ride-sharing and food delivery apps, …

CBDT Notifies Income Tax Exemption To Chandigarh Building And Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
1 year, 7 months ago

CBDT Notifies Income Tax Exemption To Chandigarh Building And Other Construction Workers Welfare Board

Live Law  

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified the income tax exemption to Chandigarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.The Board has exempted the income of Chandigarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board arising from Proceeds of the Cess collected under the Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996 and rules and contribution. The Central Board …

'Will provide financial subsistence to construction workers': Rajasthan tells SC
3 years, 3 months ago

'Will provide financial subsistence to construction workers': Rajasthan tells SC

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan government has informed the Supreme Court that its building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board, has granted financial and administrative sanction to authorities concerned for minimum wages to construction workers who are rendered idle due to prohibition on construction activity pursuant to the order of the top court in NCR region of the state of Rajasthan. "That, the Building …

Construction workers concerned over move to repeal welfare act
4 years, 8 months ago

Construction workers concerned over move to repeal welfare act

The Hindu  

The Central Government’s proposed move to repeal 15 existing laws on social security, including the Building and Other Construction Workers Act 1996, and replace them with a single Labour Code on Social Security and Welfare, has led to much concern among construction workers. Kerala was the first State to set up a welfare board for construction workers in 1989, becoming …

Out of ₹7,482cr cess collected by Maharashtra, only spent ₹830cr on labour welfare
5 years, 8 months ago

Out of ₹7,482cr cess collected by Maharashtra, only spent ₹830cr on labour welfare

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board collected ₹7,482 crore revenue from cess since 2007, but has been able to spend only ₹830 crore on labour welfare schemes. The figures available on the board’s official site states that 10 per cent of total project cost has been used for labour welfare since 2007. Nitin Pawar, city-based labour welfare …

‘Money from building, construction workers’ welfare fund not being utilised to full extent’
7 years, 3 months ago

‘Money from building, construction workers’ welfare fund not being utilised to full extent’

The Hindu  

Balakrishna Shetty, vice-president of the State unit of Building Workers’ Association, said on Monday that the State government was not fully utilising the money available in the Welfare Fund of the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board. Addressing presspersons here, Mr. Shetty said that though there was an amount of ₹6,150 crore available in the Welfare Fund of …

SC raps State Governments for misuse of 2700 crore meant for construction workers’ welfare
9 years, 7 months ago

SC raps State Governments for misuse of 2700 crore meant for construction workers’ welfare

Live Law  

A social justice bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice M.B. Lalit yesterday rapped the States for failing to make use of a staggering Rs 27,000 crore collected in the form of cess for the welfare of the construction workers. As per reports, amicus curiae Vivek Tankha argued that three states, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, and the national capital …

SC raps State Governments for misuse of 2700 crore meant for construction workers’ welfare
9 years, 7 months ago

SC raps State Governments for misuse of 2700 crore meant for construction workers’ welfare

Live Law  

A social justice bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice M.B. Lalit yesterday rapped the States for failing to make use of a staggering Rs 27,000 crore collected in the form of cess for the welfare of the construction workers. As per reports, amicus curiae Vivek Tankha argued that three states, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, and the national capital …

Andhra govt. departments clueless on resource distribution
11 years, 1 month ago

Andhra govt. departments clueless on resource distribution

The Hindu  

In the run up to the State bifurcation, several government departments are caught in the whirlpool of how to divide manpower as well as other resources if the legislation was passed in Parliament. Take for instance a corpus of Rs.1,300 crore created under the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996, by the Labour Department. Labour officials have …

State will not extend welfare fund benefits to city's migrant workers
12 years, 1 month ago

State will not extend welfare fund benefits to city's migrant workers

Hindustan Times  

Claiming that most construction workers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region are outsiders, the government has decided to extend the benefits of the construction cess for the welfare of labourers to those working under the employment guarantee schemes in rural parts of the state. HT Image The state government collects construction cess, one per cent of the construction work cost for …

Construction workers look for support
12 years, 5 months ago

Construction workers look for support

The Hindu  

Nearly one crore in strength, the labourers working in Tamil Nadu’s construction industry, remain grossly under represented, according to K. Suresh, district secretary, Tamil Nadu All India Trade Union Congress Construction Workers Union. Claiming that only 25 lakh from the crore labourers are presently registered with Tamil Nadu Construction Labourers Welfare Board, Mr. Suresh feels there is a serious gap …

They are changing the way Chennai lives. But
12 years, 9 months ago

They are changing the way Chennai lives. But

The Hindu  

At the foot of a beautiful mountain near Tirusulam is a bumpy narrow stretch bordered by a row of tin-sheet huts. S. Sai Lakshmi, a resident of Tirusulam said, “Until two years ago, the workers resorted to open defecation since there were no toilets for them. P. Pradeep from West Bengal said, “After the incident, the police told us not …

‘Workers' welfare is the priority'
14 years, 8 months ago

‘Workers' welfare is the priority'

The Hindu  

The State Government accords priority for the welfare of construction workers and implements several schemes for workers in the unorganised sector, said Pon.Kumar, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board, here on Saturday. Addressing a meeting after reviewing the implementation of schemes for construction as well as other workers of 16 workers welfare boards at Ariyalur cement factory campus …

State to levy 1 pc labour cess on new construction projects from July
14 years, 9 months ago

State to levy 1 pc labour cess on new construction projects from July

Hindustan Times  

From July, all new public and private construction projects that employ manual labourers will have to pay 1 per cent labour cess to the state government. HT Image In line with the Central legislation, the Building and the Other Construction Workers Cess Act, 1996, the state government will start collecting this levy stringently to fund welfare schemes for more than …

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