In a relief to millions of construction workers during the nationwide lockdown, states have disbursed Rs 4957 crore to two crore building and construction workers till date following an advisory from the labour ministry in March.
“About 1.75 crore transactions were done directly into the bank accounts of the workers through direct benefit transfer (DBT) with benefits ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 6000 per workers,” the labour ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, adding some of the states have also provided food and ration to their workers over and above the cash support.
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