LABOUR WELFARE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - Mendments to the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994.

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No. 311] CHENNAI, MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022 Vaikasi 16, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2053

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

LABOUR WELFARE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU MANUAL WORKERS (CONSTRUCTION WORKERS) WELFARE SCHEME, 1994.

[G.O. Ms. No. 52, Labour Welfare and Skill Development (I2), 30th May 2022,

No. II(2)/LWSD/411(j)/2022.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 33 of 1982), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, after consultation with the Advisory Committee, hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994:-

A(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3468)(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3484)(cid:3483).

In the said Scheme,-

(1) in clause 3, after item (9), the following item shall be added, namely:-

"(10) Housing Scheme Assistance to the registered Construction Workers";

(2) after clause 17-B, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"17-C Housing Scheme Assistance to the registered Construction Workers.- (1) Eligibility,- Every manual worker whose name has been registered as per clause 5 and having three years of registration and periodically renewed as per clause 6:

Provided that the manual worker or his / her family should not own any other pucca concrete houses anywhere and should not have been benefi tted under any other housing scheme of the Government:

Provided further that the manual worker's annual income should be less than three lakhs, should own a site of suffi cient dimension to construct minimum 300 square feet house, should have clear patta for the site in the name of registered construction worker or a joint patta with the registered Construction worker and any other family member. (for availing BLC)

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II-2 Ex. (311)2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY (2) Claim,- In the Benefi ciary Led Construction stream, minimum unit size of construction of house is 300 square feet for which unit cost of Rs.2.76 lakh and an additional cost of Rs.1.25 lakh shall be sanctioned. Under the Benefi ciary Led Construction, if the land owned by the benefi ciary is in rural area, the release of the above mentioned assistance will be made through District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) following the norms prescribed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) [PMAY(R)] scheme and if it is in urban area, the assistance is released through the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board following the appropriate norms under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)].

If the benefi ciary opts for a tenement constructed by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board following the norms under PMAY(U) Scheme, the amount to be paid by the benefi ciary shall be sanctioned as assistance subject to a maximum of Rs.4 lakh only.

In the above mentioned streams the fi nancial assistance is restricted to Rs.4.00 lakh (a sum of Rs.2.76 lakh as unit cost and Rs.1.25 lakh as additional cost) shall be borne by the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board as Housing Scheme Assistance to the benefi ciary.

(3) The amount shall be sanctioned by the Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Social Security Scheme) of the respective District only if the following conditions are fulfi lled, namely:-

1. (a) Benefi ciary shall be selected from among the members based on the date of registration in the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board and the seniority list shall be made accordingly by the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board;

(b) The benefi ciaries of the housing scheme can choose either of the two streams for availing fi nancial assistance viz. Benefi ciary Led Construction (BLC) and allotment of tenements constructed by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board;

(c) In the Benefi ciary Led Construction stream, minimum unit size of construction of house is 300 square feet for which unit cost of Rs.2.76 lakhs and an additional cost of Rs.1.25 lakh shall be sanctioned. Under the Benefi ciary Led Construction if the land owned by the benefi ciary is in rural area the release of the above mentioned assistance will be through District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) following the norms prescribed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) (PMAY(R)) scheme and if it is in urban area, the assistance is released through the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board following the appropriate norms under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)].

Explanation,- A benefi ciary should have clear patta for the site in the name of a registered construction worker or a joint patta with the registered construction worker and any other family member for availing the Benefi ciary Led Construction scheme. Eligible benefi ciaries shall be selected provisionally by the District Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Social Security Scheme) of the respective District and the list should contain all the details such as the name of the benefi ciary, address, registration number, aadhaar number, bank account number, duration of registration, building plan, ownership of land etc. The District Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district shall examine every application and after due verifi cation shall send the application along with documents to the District Collector for verifi cation that the benefi ciary has not availed Housing Scheme Assistance under any other Government Scheme and thereafter to the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board for necessary fi nal approval. The District Assistant Commissioners of Labour (Social Security Scheme) shall handover the list of the fi nal approval order and sanction order of Housing Scheme Assistance to the concerned Block Development Offi cer (if the site is in Rural area) under intimation to Collector or to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (if the benefi ciary's site is in urban area) for the execution of the Scheme. The claim shall be made in Form L in Schedule II.

(d) If the benefi ciary opts for a tenement constructed by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board following the norms under PMAY(U) Scheme the amount to be paid by the benefi ciary shall be sanctioned as assistance subject to a maximum of Rs.4,00,000/- (Rupees four lakh only).

Explanation,- Eligible benefi ciaries shall be selected provisionally by the District Assistant Commissioners of Labour (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district and the list should contain all the details such as the name of the benefi ciary, address, registration number, aadhaar number, bank account number, duration of registration etc., and seniority list shall be made accordingly. The District Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district shall examine every application and after due verifi cation shall send the application along with documents to the District Collector for verifi cation that the benefi ciary has not availed Housing Scheme Assistance under any other Government Scheme and thereafter to the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board for necessary fi nal approval. The District Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Social Security Scheme) shall submit the list of eligible benefi ciaries along with the approval order and sanction order of Housing Scheme Assistance to the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board to hand over to the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Board for allotment. The claim shall be made in Form-M in Schedule II.

(e) If the number of benefi ciaries is more than 10,000 then it may be restricted to 10,000 benefi ciaries per annum.

(3) after Form-K, the following Forms shall be inserted, namely:-

"Form–L"

[See Clause 17–C (3) 1(c)]

Application for Housing Scheme to the registered Construction Worker

in Beneficiary Led Construction Stream

Passport size photograph duly signed To:

The Assistant Commissioner of Labour,

(Social Security Scheme)

------------------------------- District.

1. Name of the Construction Worker :

2. Name of Father / Husband :

3. Gender : Male/ Female / Third Gender

4. Date of Birth / Age :

5. Present Address :

6. Permanent Address :

7. Aadhaar Card No. : (copy should be enclosed)

8. Ration Card No. : (copy should be enclosed)

9. Category of Construction Worker :

10. Registration No. and date (Copy of Identity card should : be enclosed)

11. Whether having three years of valid Registration? : Yes/No

12. Whether subsequent renewal made ? : Yes/No

13. Particulars of the members of the family of the registered construction worker.

14. Bank Details :

(Pass Book copy should be enclosed)

(i) Bank Account No.

(ii) Name of the Bank and Branch

(iii) Branch IFSC Code

15. Whether benefi tted under any other housing scheme of the Government : Yes/No

16. Annual Income of the applicant : (Income Certifi cate issued by V.A.O. / R.I. should be enclosed in original)

17. Whether applicant or his/her family members have own any other pucca concrete house anywhere : Yes/No

18. Whether own a site is 300 sq.ft with suffi cient dimension : Yes/No

19. Whether have clear patta for the site in the name of applicant or a joint patta with any other family member : Yes/No (copy of the patta should be enclosed)

20. Whether have building plan : Yes/No

Declaration by the Applicant

I hereby declare that I am residing at the above address and my annual income is less than three lakhs. I further declare that I or any of my family members does not own any pucca concrete houses anywhere and I have not availed any other housing scheme of the Government. I further declare that the particulars furnished above are correct and true to the best of my knowledge.

Signature of the registered Construction Worker Enclosures: -

1. Copy of Registration I.D. Card.

2. Copy of Aadhaar Card.

3. Copy of Ration Card.

4. Copy of Bank Pass Book.

5. Original Income Certifi cate Issued by V.A.O / R.I.

6. Copy of Patta.

7. Passport Size Photograph of the applicant.

"Form–M"

[See Clause 17–C (3) 1 (d)]

Application for Housing Scheme to the registered Construction Worker in allotment of tenements constructed by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board Stream

Passport size photograph duly signed To:

The Assistant Commissioner of Labour,

(Social Security Scheme)

------------------------------- District.

1. Name of the construction worker :

2. Name of Father / Husband :

3. Gender : Male / Female / Third Gender 4. Date of Birth / Age :

5. Present Address :

6. Permanent Address :

7. Aadhaar Card No. (copy should be enclosed) :

8. Ration Card No. (copy should be enclosed) :

9. Category of construction worker :

10. Registration No. and date (Copy of Identity card should be enclosed) :

11. Whether having three years of registration? : Yes/No

12. Whether subsequent renewal made? : Yes/No

13. Particulars of the members of the family of the registered construction worker.

14. Bank Details : (Pass Book copy should be enclosed)

(i) Bank Account No.

(ii) Bank Name and Branch

(iii) Branch IFSC Code

15. Whether benefi tted under any other housing scheme of the Government : Yes / No

16. Annual Income of the applicant (Income Certifi cate issued by V.A.O. / R.I. : should be enclosed in original)

17. Whether applicant or his/her family members have own any other pucca concrete house anywhere : Yes / No

Declaration by the Applicant

I hereby declare that I am residing at the above address and my annual income is less than three lakhs. I further declare that I or any of my family members does not own any pucca concrete houses anywhere and I have not availed any other housing scheme of the Government. I further declare that the particulars furnished above are correct and true to the best of my knowledge.

Signature of the registered Construction Worker Enclosures:-

1. Copy of Registration I.D. Card.

2. Copy of Aadhaar Card.

3. Copy of Ration Card.

4. Copy of Bank Pass Book.

5. Original Income Certifi cate Issued by V.A.O / R.I.

6. Passport Size Photograph of the applicant.".

R. KIRLOSH KUMAR, Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU