Stagnant cess pool | The Indian Express

Stagnant cess pool | The Indian Express

Written by Ajit Abhayankar, Soumojit Chakaraborty |Updated: July 11, 2019 1:42:15 am

Abhyankar is a CITU office bearer and CPI(M) Maharashtra state committee member.

Chakraborty is studying at Symbiosis College of Liberal Arts, Pune

Stagnant cess pool

Construction workers lose out on welfare benefits due to loopholes in the law

There has been a complete failure to register even 25 per cent of the total construction workers in the country. (Express photo)

On June 29, a wall collapsed at a construction site in Kondhwa, Pune, on top of tin sheds housing the construction workers, killing 15 of them and their family members. As a compassionate gesture, the Maharashtra chief minister has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh per deceased and an enquiry has been ordered.