Labour department has so far distributed Rs 101.555 million under new Local Government System in city for the welfare and betterment of the labour community, said, Mohammad Aslam Javed District Officer Labour.
Addressing a meeting in his office here on Sunday, he said that during this period a grant of Rs 64.465 million had been distributed among the industrial workers for the marriages of their daughters while monitory assistance of Rs 30.35 million had also been provided to the widows of the deceased industrial workers on account of death grant.
The DO Labour further said that an amount of Rs 6.74 million had been distributed as scholarship grant to the sons and daughters of the labourers for getting higher education while another 600 applications are still under process. In addition to this, 360 applications for death grant had been forwarded to Punjab Workers Board Lahore.
Appreciating the role of District Labour and Human Resource Board, he said that Faisalabad district was on top as compared to other districts as regards the welfare and betterment of the labour community.
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