Question: Recently Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik launched a pension scheme for construction workers. Under the scheme who will get Rs 500 every month as pension?
(a) Workers above 50 years
(b) Workers above 60 years
(c) Workers above 70 years
(d) Workers above 80 years
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- On 9 September 2016 Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik launched a pension scheme for construction workers.
- Under the scheme, the workers aged 60 years and above are entitled to get a monthly pension of Rs 300 and workers above 80 years will get Rs 500 every month as pension.
- The workers will be getting the benefits regardless of being registered with the Odisha Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
- This apart, widow and differently-abled construction workers will also be getting the monthly pension.
- As many as 1000 beneficiaries were handed over work order for construction of houses.
- The state government had launched housing grant of Rs 1 lakh for the construction workers in rural areas under the Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana last year.
- The amount has been raised upto Rs 1.30 lakh.
- In addition to this, the state government has raised the maternity benefit from earlier Rs 8000 to Rs 10000 and assistance for the treatment of seriously ill workers has been increased to Rs 3 lakh..
Reference:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160910/jsp/odisha/story_107329.jsp#.V9tGPfl97IV
http://odishasuntimes.com/2016/09/09/odisha-cm-launches-pension-scheme-construciton-workers/