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WELFARE FUNDS FOR WOMEN WORKERS POORLY UTILISED: PANEL
Hindustan Times Delhi
|December 18, 2025
States and Union Territories have failed to effectively use welfare funds and enforce key labour and safety laws meant to protect women workers, a parliamentary committee has said, warning that gaps in implementation are weakening protection across construction sites, workplaces and women's support systems.
In a report tabled in Parliament, the Committee on Empowerment of Women chaired by BJP MP D Purandeswari said that only ₹68,166.72 crore, around 58% of the ₹1,18,060.89 crore collected as construction cess under the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Act was utilised as of Ju
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