TNPSC Thervupettagam

Welfare fund for MGNREGS workers

May 22 , 2023 339 days 329 0
  • Kerala is set to become the first State to have a welfare fund for Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers.
  • The Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme workers will also be part of the welfare fund.
  • The Welfare fund will provide the workers with pension, medical assistance, educational assistance for their children and other benefits.
  • It has been formed as per the Kerala Employment Guarantee Workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 2021.
  • The benefits will be for workers who completed the age of 60 and paid contributions continuously.

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