Department of Labour has stated that owing to the present Pandemic situation and the continuing lockdown, huge displacement of daily wage workers, especially the construction workers, is taking place all over the Country. It has led to loss of earning for the workers causing extreme hardship to the workers and their families as these workers usually sustain their livelihood on daily wage. In order to assist such workers and their families, the Central Government desires that the respective Governments of the States and Union Territories provide adequate financial assistance to such identified category of workers.

The Government of Nagaland, therefore, has decided to transfer ₹ 2,000 (Rupees two thousand only) each to the bank accounts of all the Building and Other Construction Workers registered under the Labour Department. Till date, the Labour Department has registered 30,797 beneficiaries.

However, the Department will be able to transfer the approved benefit only to those beneficiaries whose bank accounts are active. Therefore, the Department has appealed to all the beneficiaries with dormant bank account, to immediately activate such account to help the department in making seamless transaction of the benefit. The amount will be debited from the Cess Fund.

The Department of Labour has worked out all technical details of the registered beneficiaries and transfer of the benefits has started successfully through DBT.

                                                                                                            (DIPR)