Sanitation workers given welfare assistance in Sivaganga
Thippampatti V. Aruchami, Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Sanitation Workers Welfare Board, said, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has ordered for allocation of ₹60 crore to the board.
He made a point that unlike other departments, the unutilised funds from the board could not be diverted for any other purposes. 'The fund will be exclusively used for the welfare of the sanitation workers,' he added.
Through the board, the workers have made requests to conduct grievance redressal meeting periodically and to increase the monthly wage to the workers, he noted.
Also, Government Order 62, mandating minimum wages for National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) temporary sanitation workers, should be immediately implemented, said Mr. Aruchamy.
Other requests like increasing the overseas education assistance up to ₹35 lakh for children of sanitation workers were made to the board, he noted.
'The board also instructed the workers to utilise the safety gears provided to them. They were also directed not to get into any manholes even when someone asks them to,' he added.
He said, as per the district administration's plea, the board would work towards providing five robotic machines for manhole cleaning purposes.
In the last four years in Sivaganga district alone, ₹6.4 lakh worth welfare assistances were provided to about 127 sanitation workers that included educational assistance, death compensation and safety gears, he said.
District Collector K. Porkodi, Manamadurai MLA A. Tamilarasi Ravikumar, among others were present during the event.
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