Itanagar, Oct 21: With an aim to provide welfare benefits for Building and Other Construction workers in the State in a transparent and time bound manner, Mukhya Mantri  Shramik Kalyan Yojana was launched on Tuesday by the Arunachal Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. 
It aims at simplification of processes for registration and renewal to increase the coverage of the scheme through fresh registration and easy renewals and incentivising them. 
It also aims at decentralisation of sanctioning power to Deputy Commissioners so that the registered workers get access at ground level. The Scheme will be executed at the district level through District Monitoring and Implementation Committees constituted for the purpose, with the Deputy Commissioner as it’s Chairperson.
The quantum of benefits for these workers have now been raised in accordance with Model welfare Scheme issued by Ministry of Labour and Employment. While the earlier maternity benefits stood at Rs 1000 per delivery. it has been now increased to Rs 6000 per delivery for upto two deliveries. Similarly Funeral assistance has been increased from Rs 1000 to Rs 10000. Natural Death Benefit has been increased from Rs 50000 to Rs 2,00,000 and accidental death benefits have been raised from Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 4,00,000. Other assistance like Education Assistance etc have also been increased af par with the Model Welfare Scheme.

Intensive awareness on the scheme would be made through the Arunachal rising Campaign in coordination with registered Trade/ labour unions.
The scheme shall be implemented with a total budgetary outlay of Rs 30 crores for this Financial Year and a Performance linked disbursements to districts based on providing benefits will be the key. DIPR

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