Gujarat govt to launch meal for Rs. 5 to laborers at 22 locations

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister will inaugurate 22 meal centres named as Shramik Annapurna Yojana for labourers on October 8 from Ahmedabad. He will also dedicate Shram Sanman Portal.

Under the Shramik Annapurna Yojana, the construction sector laborers and their family members will be provided meal for just Rs. 5. To start with such meal centres will be opened at 22 Kadiya Naka in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. Later the project will be extended statewide in phased manner. The government has also planned doorstep delivery at the sites where more than 50 laborers are working.

Shram Sanman Portal will provide online application facility for benefits that are offered under Shramyogi Kalyan Board and Gujarat Makan Anne Anya Bandhkam Shramyogi Kalyan Board. Both boards offer 34 schemes for welfare of labourers. The benefits of these schemes are delivered through direct benefit transfer mode. DeshGujarat