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Realtors urge Maharashtra govt to pay workers from labour cessLast month, the labour ministry had said around Rs52,000 crore was available, which could be distributed to Rs3.5 crore registered workers.16 Apr, 2020, 04.42 PM IST- Committee for Construction Workers opposes govt move to subsume labour laws into 4 codesThe repealing of the BOCW Act will lead to the closure of all the 36 state BOCW Boards, cancellation of about four crore registrations of c...07 Jul, 2019, 07.34 PM IST
- Bring model scheme for construction workers in 6 months: Supreme CourtThe top court said that more than Rs 37,400 crore have been collected for the benefit of construction workers, but ostensibly only about Rs...19 Mar, 2018, 09.34 PM IST
- Construction welfare cess till Dec 2016 totals Rs 31,734 croreThe cess has been levied and is being collected at 1 per cent of the cost of construction as notified by the central government in the offi...16 Mar, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
- States collect Rs 31K crore construction cess, spend Rs 6.8K croreThe State Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Boards of the respective states have formulated welfare schemes to provide benef...06 Feb, 2017, 04.48 PM IST
- Centre questions Delhi govt's plan to build infra for workersCentre has received information that Rs 1,160 crore expenditure is provided for the Delhi government's plan to construct dedicated hostels,...07 Sep, 2016, 09.22 PM IST
- States collect Rs 27,000 crore construction cess; spend Rs 5,600 croreUnder the Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act 1996, realty developers are required to pay cess of 1 per cent of the t...20 Jul, 2016, 05.24 PM IST
- Vijender Gupta alleges 'diversion' of welfare fund by AAP governmentAs per a recent audit by the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Board, it had received Rs 1,860.88 crore as cess up to August, 2...27 Jun, 2016, 10.18 PM IST
- States spend one-fifth of Rs 25,000-crore construction cess on welfareThe minister said that the responsibility of collecting cess and its utilisation for welfare of construction workers lies with the respecti...24 Feb, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
- States collected Rs 24K crore construction cess, spent Rs 4K croreStates collected Rs 24,014.51 crore as construction workers welfare cess till September 30, but spent only Rs 4,255.57 crore out of it, Par...02 Dec, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
- Enforce law for construction workers: Bandaru Dattatreya to StatesSACs advice states on matters related to administration of legislations that are referred to them.05 Nov, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
- HC asks Maharashtra government not to divert labour cessCourt urges state to use funds for welfare of construction workers only; of Rs.2,500 cr collected as cess over 6 yrs, just 6% has been disb...02 Apr, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
- No proposal for extending social security benefits to unorganised workers: Bandaru DattatreyaLabour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said there is no proposal to extend social security benefits to unorganised sector worker...01 Dec, 2014, 04.47 PM IST
- 'State collects Rs 2,500 crore for workers, but fails to use it'The department collected the funds under the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act of 1996, a central legislation that ...11 Nov, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
- Bill for changes in laws on construction workers introducedA Bill seeking to amend two Acts dealing with building and construction workers to help deliver better safety, health and welfare measures ...18 Mar, 2013, 09.15 PM IST
- SC upholds cess from builders for workersSupreme Court has upheld the legality of the cess collected from the builders and contractors under the provisions of the Building and Othe...24 Nov, 2011, 05.12 AM IST
- States sleep over building workers welfare cess fundsFifteen years after imposition of a cess on the construction industry to fund the welfare of construction workers, only 14% of it has been ...25 Oct, 2011, 02.45 AM IST
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