CoMs Increases annual financial assistance to children of building & construction workers

The Himachal Pradesh state council of ministers decided to increase the annual financial assistanceto children of building and construction works.
The meeting of State CoMs held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur gave its nod to amendment and insertion in Himachal Pradesh Buildings and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Rules, 2008 to increase the ambit of the scheme and provide more benefits to the eligible beneficiaries. 
Now the children of workers from 1st  to 8th standard would be provided Rs. 8400 per annum instead of Rs. 8000 to girls and 5000 to boys per year, Rs. 12,000 per annum for students from 9th to 10 plus 2 standards instead of Rs. 11,000 to girls and Rs. 8000 to boys, Rs. 36,000 per annum to graduation classes instead of Rs. 16,000 to girls and 12,000 to boys, Rs. 60,000 per annum to post graduation instead of Rs. 21,000 to girls and Rs. 17,000 to boys, Rs. 48000 per annum for diploma courses instead of Rs. 21,000 to girls and Rs. 17000 to boys, Rs. 60,000 for professional courses/degrees per annum instead of Rs. 36,000 to girls and Rs. 27,000 to boys and Rs. 1.20 lakh per annum for PHD  research courses instead of Rs. 36,000 being provided to girl students and Rs. 27,000 being given to boys for their studies.

It also decided to start new scheme Female Birth Gift Scheme under which an FDR of Rs. 51,000 may be given on the birth of afemale child, maximum upto two girls, differently abled and Mentally Retarded Children Benefit Scheme under which Rs. 20,000 per annum would be provided to the child with disability of 50 percent or above.
 It also decided to start Widow Pension of Rs. 1500 per month to the widows of registered beneficiaries. It also decided to start Hostel Facility Scheme under which a registered Building and Other Construction workers would receive an amount of Rs. 20,000 maximum for bearing the expenses incurred on account of lodging, boarding and food bill of his children living in any hostel and starting Mukhyamantri Awas Yojna under which registered beneficiary who is already enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna or Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojna would receive a financial assistance of Rs. 1,50,000 to build his/her own house.
 The Cabinet also reviewed covid-19 situation in the State and decided to continue with the present restrictions.

The Cabinet gave its nod to constitute Cabinet Sub Committee under chairmanship of Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh Thakur and Education Minister Govind Thakur and Forest Minister Rakesh Pathania as its members to resolve the issue of compensation for land acquisition linked with four lane construction projects. The Sub Committee would examine the policy related to it in neighbouring States.