Fund crunch, diversion bring welfare schemes for construction workers to a standstill

AMARPAL SINGH VERMA   Hanumangarh, Rajasthan: “I get the same assurance every time I visit the labour office. Nothing happens afterwards,” frets Kala Singh (35), a construction labourer from Amarpura Theri village in Hanumangarh district. He has been waiting patiently for the last one-and-a-half years, after applying for financial assistance for house construction under the Rajasthan … Continue reading Fund crunch, diversion bring welfare schemes for construction workers to a standstill