The Building and Other Construction Worker’s Welfare Board has funds of Rs 2,880.50 crore, which were collected as a cess on the construction industry.
Builders must pay about 1% of the total cost of their project as cess for the welfare of construction workers. The government, in reply to a question from Kalol MLA Baldevji Thakore, said that in last year in Gandhinagar district, six accidents have been reported at construction sites and six workers died.
Dilipkumar Thakore, the labour and employment minister, said that for violations of The Building and Other Construction Workers Act, the government had filed 24 cases in courts and 32 cases were filed before the chief inspector of the inspection authority.
