After announcing an evacuation plan for migrant sugarcane workers, the Maharashtra Government on Saturday declared a financial assistance of ₹2,000 each for nearly 12 lakh construction workers affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. The assistance will be paid to workers registered with the Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, said Labour Minister Dilip Walse-Patil. Construction workers do not get employment every day because they have no work. The government also has a pool of construction cess collected from developers when the construction workers were allowed to work at sites. This will benefit 12 lakh construction workers in the State,” said Cabinet Minister Balasaheb Thorat.

Source: The Hindu April 18, 2020 10:30 UTC