The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated June 11, 2025, publishes amendments to the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994, issued by the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. These amendments, made in accordance with powers conferred by section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act, 1982, are as follows:
1. Sub-clause (1) of clause 11 is substituted to state that all manual workers who meet with an accident are eligible for Personal Accident Relief. In the event of death at the worksite, death occurring on the way to hospital for treatment, or death occurring while pursuing treatment in the hospital due to the accident, the nominees are eligible for Personal Accident Relief.
2. In sub-clause (2), item (a), concerning death, is substituted with "Rs. 8,00,000".
These amendments are issued by K. Veera Raghava Rao, Secretary to Government.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994: A welfare scheme providing benefits to manual workers (construction workers) in Tamil Nadu.
Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department: The department responsible for administering the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994 and issuing the notification.
Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act, 1982: The Act that grants the powers exercised in amending the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994.
Chennai: Location where the gazette is published.