Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Himachal Pradesh distributes Rs 5.78 crore welfare aid to workers
Himachal Pradesh gave about Rs 5.78 crore to construction workers and their families.
A total of 1,471 people received help.
Much of the money will support workers’ children with higher or technical education.
Other families received help for marriage, housing, and emergencies.
Some support was also given for maternity, paternity, girl children, and dependents with disabilities.
The money was sent directly to bank accounts.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said this was meant to help benefits arrive transparently and on time.
The assistance was released through the state’s construction workers welfare board.
The Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board distributed Rs 5,78,81,725 to 1,471 registered workers and dependents.
The assistance was announced at an event in Nogli, Rampur, and covered beneficiaries across the state.
Education support was the largest scheme, providing Rs 2.74 crore to 968 beneficiaries for workers’ children.
Other assistance covered marriage, housing, accidental deaths, maternity and paternity, girl children, and disabled dependents.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said funds were transferred directly to beneficiaries’ bank accounts to support transparent and timely delivery.
- Who
- The Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board distributed assistance to 1,471 registered construction workers and their dependents.
- What
- The board released Rs 5,78,81,725 in welfare assistance under several schemes.
- When
- Saturday; the article also says the payout was timed around Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
- Where
- The distribution was announced at Nogli in Rampur, with funds released to beneficiaries across Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- To provide social-security assistance for needs including education, marriage, housing, and emergencies.
- Total assistance
- Rs 5,78,81,725
- Beneficiaries
- 1,471 registered workers and dependents
- Education assistance
- Rs 2.74 crore for 968 beneficiaries
- Marriage assistance
- Rs 1.83 crore for 359 beneficiaries
- Housing assistance
- Rs 45.95 lakh for widows, single, destitute, and differently-abled women
- Largest district allocation
- Kangra received Rs 1 crore for 270 beneficiaries
- Payment method
- Direct transfers to beneficiaries’ bank accounts