Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994 and the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers Social Security and Welfare Scheme 2006 and 14 Other Welfare Schemes Under the Act

What the notification does

G.O. Ms.No. 64, Labour and Employment (1-1), dated 1st March 2016, was issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Labour and Employment Department. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendments after consulting the Advisory Committee, using powers under the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act, 1982.

The Gazette heading covers amendments to the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994, the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers Social Security and Welfare Scheme, 2006, and 14 other welfare schemes. The supplied text specifically sets out amendments for construction workers, manual workers, unorganised drivers and washermen.

Who is affected

The welfare scheme amendments affect registered manual workers who claim benefits under the schemes covered by the notification. The supplied provisions specifically concern:

• Registered construction workers.
• Workers covered by the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers Social Security and Welfare Scheme, 2006.
• Workers covered by the Tamil Nadu Unorganised Drivers Social Security and Welfare Scheme, 2006.
• Workers covered by the Tamil Nadu Washermen Social Security and Welfare Scheme, 2006.

The notification does not contain provisions governing land ownership, sale, registration, planning permission or land use.

Key changes

The amendments in G.O. Ms.No. 64 make the following changes:

• A registered manual worker disabled in an accident may claim a wheelchair or artificial limbs in addition to monetary compensation.
• The authorities may sanction compensation together with artificial limbs or a wheelchair.
• Relevant claim forms are revised to ask whether an applicant with accidental disability requires a wheelchair or artificial limbs.
• Declarations, sanction entries and acknowledgement slips are revised to cover the value or provision of artificial limbs and wheelchairs.
• In the 2006 schemes shown in the supplied text, an amount stated as Rs.500 is replaced by Rs.1000.
• Several table and form amounts are increased, including replacements from 2000 to 4000, 3000 to 5000, 4000 to 6000, and 6000 to 8000. The supplied extract identifies these changes by table columns and serial numbers but does not describe the corresponding benefit categories.

Relevance to property readers

G.O. Ms.No. 64 concerns worker welfare benefits rather than property rights. A property buyer, owner or land professional is not directly affected unless they are also a registered worker or claimant under one of the amended welfare schemes.