Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Construction Workers and Quarry Workers Association (AIUTUC) staged a protest on Monday against the Government’s decision to release Rs. 433 crore from Karnataka State Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Fund to Slum Clearance Board. They demanded its withdrawal and also urged to fulfill their  other demands.

The protestors, who gathered in front of Deputy Commissioner’s Office, also demanded that Rs. 2 lakh be paid directly to the Bank Accounts of construction workers who have applied for subsidy to construct their houses, as per rules.

Alleging irregularities by the Labour Welfare Board in the procurement of food kit, booster kit and tools kit, provided during COVID-19 pandemic were of poor quality, they demanded a judicial probe into it. They  also urged that the present Centre for Human Genetics (CHG) scheme be scrapped and instead, the registered construction workers and their families be provided with State Government Arogya Sanjeevani-2021 as a cashless service or Employees State Insurance (ESI) as a cashless facility. District General Secretary of the Association K.G. Somaraje Urs, District Secretary Mujahid Pasha, Vice-President Shivanna and others took part.