Government of West Bengal initiated a scheme to provide financial assistance to the jobless workers. The eligibility criteria was that -
The factory should have been under closure/suspension of work/lock out for more than a year.
Initially, the amount of money to be given to each worker was fixed at Rs.500/- per month. The same has been enhanced to Rs.1500/- per month at present.
The beneficiaries also get one time Id/Puja ex-gratia. At present, the rate of this has been enhanced from 1000/- to 1500/- per year.
A detailed statement of payment of financial assistance to the workers of locked-out industrial units during the year from 2011-2012 to 2014-15 is shown in the table:
Year
No. of Units
No. of workmen benefited
Amount received (Crore)
Amount paid (crore)
2011-12
222
30,113
70.64
48.36
2012-13
208
19,393
39.25
34.98
2013-14
198
16,730
34.95
31.88
2014-15
197
17,308
37.51
34.43
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