Delhi govt gives Rs 5,000 each to 2.9 lakh construction workers

NEW DELHI: The

Delhi government

on Saturday deposited Rs 5,000 in the accounts of 2.9 lakh registered construction workers whose livelihoods were hit after the government announced a ban on construction activities to control the deteriorating air quality in the national capital.


Delhi has around 7 lakh registered construction workers. The government assistance to the construction workers will be transferred into the bank accounts of the remaining workers in a couple of days.

“The Kejriwal government is standing with the construction workers of Delhi. Due to air pollution, the livelihood of construction workers has ceased because of the closure of construction activities in Delhi. With this in view, the Delhi government announced assistance to all 7 lakh registered construction workers of Rs 5000 each and for this Rs 350 crore were issued,” the government said in a statement.

The AAP government provided similar financial assistance to the construction workers during the lockdown when they were out of job for a longer period of time. “Kejriwal government is the first government which helps the workers from time to time. Even during the Corona crisis, the Delhi Government had sent a total amount of Rs 5000 in the accounts of all the construction workers,” the government said.

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said the Delhi government is standing with construction workers at every step. “Workers are the spinal cord of the country, which strengthens the country. If the worker is standing then our buildings are standing, the city is standing. Therefore, the honour and interests of the workers are the main priority of our government. In Delhi construction activities have been stopped, but the Delhi government will assist their labour brothers and sisters in every possible way,” Sisodia stated.

Sisodia said that as long as the construction activities are closed in Delhi, the government will run registration drives through large registration camps organised at a large scale in Delhi to register the construction workers not already registered with the construction board. This step will help the Delhi Government to assist all the construction workers in Delhi.

The government has estimated that the capital has around 10 lakh construction workers out of which 7 lakh are now registered. “With the help of these registration drives, the Delhi government will also register the construction workers with the board. This way all the workers can benefit from the schemes introduced for the welfare of the workers,” Sisodia stated.

It is pertinent to mention that 6 lakh workers are registered with the

Delhi Construction Worker Board

and about 1 lakh workers are in the process of registration. After the registration of the workers whose registration is currently in process, the amount of Rs 5,000 will be sent to their accounts after completion of registration.