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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Sharath S. Srivatsa

Building workers’ registrations with board see a fourfold jump in three years; many said to be ‘bogus’ entries

Bharatiya Janata Party Seva Sindhu Covid-19 Haveri Labour Department

In three years, the registration of construction workers with the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board has seen a nearly a fourfold increase, a large number them said to be bogus registrations to avail of facilities.

While the board’s membership in 13 years between 2007 and 2019 was 9.5 lakh, the numbers drastically increased by 36.91 lakh between 2020 and 2023. Currently, the membership is pegged at 46.42 lakh. While 7.94 lakh registrations took place in 2020, the registrations increased by 12.86 lakh in 2021 and 11.95 lakh in 2022. So far in 2023, 4.14 lakh people have registered.

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