SC raps State Governments for misuse of 2700 crore meant for construction workers’ welfare

Apoorva Mandhani

22 Aug 2015 1:26 PM IST

  • SC raps State Governments for misuse of 2700 crore meant for construction workers’ welfare

    A social justice bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice M.B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit yesterday rapped the States for failing to make use of a staggering Rs 27,000 crore collected in the form of cess for the welfare of the construction workers. This money, the Court reportedly noted, is spent on administration and advertisement and hardly anything reaches the poor.The Bench...

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