Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has announced the rollout of a new scheme titled ‘Mukhya Mantri Shramik Kalyan Yojana’ for the welfare of the labour force of the state.

•  Mr. Khandu said that incentives for workers registered with the Arunachal Pradesh Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board have been revised in this scheme.
• Under the scheme, maternity benefit for families of workers has been enhanced from 1,000 rupees to 6,000 rupees; natural death compensation from 50,000 rupees to 2 lakhs rupees and accidental death compensation from 1 lakh rupees to 4 lakh rupees.
• To encourage sports amongst the children of workers, the scheme will have cash incentives of 15,000 rupees for Gold, 10,000 rupees for Silver, and 8,000 rupees for Bronze in any state-level tournament or competition.
• For those excelling at the national level, 30,000 rupees for Gold, 20,000 rupees for Silver, and 15,000 rupees for bronze will be provided under the scheme