Welfare fund for MGNREGS workers
May 22 , 2023
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- 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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