The State Government of Tamil Nadu on 30th May 2022, has notified the following amendments under Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994.
As per the amendment under clause 16 which deals with assistance for marriage in which the Labour Officer (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district shall, on an application from a registered manual worker, after due verification] sanction a sum of Rs.20,000 to both men and women as assistance to meet the marriage expenses of the registered manual worker or of the son or daughter of the registered manual worker, as the case may be.
Further under clause 17, which deals with assistance for delivery of a child or for the miscarriage of pregnancy or for the termination of pregnancy by a registered women manual worker in which the following has been amended.
The Labour Officer (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district shall, on an application from a registered female manual worker, sanction the assistance, after due verification of the proof produced by her of her pregnancy or delivery of child by her or the miscarriage of her pregnancy or the termination of pregnancy
Pregnancy- Rs.18,000/- (Rs.9,000/- shall be paid between seventh month to ninth month of pregnancy period and the remaining Rs.9,000/- shall be paid from two months to five months, after the delivery of the child).
