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 |
39.25 |
34.98 |
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