MP CM Yadav announces Rs 40,000 aid for labourers to buy e-scooters

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Update: 2024-03-10 14:23 GMT
File photo of Mohan Yadav

Gwalior (MP), Mar 10 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced that the state would provide financial assistance of Rs 40,000 to labourers buying electric scooters.

The CM made the announcement while speaking before the inauguration of the airport terminal in Gwalior earlier in the day.

“We have raised the financial assistance amount to Rs 4 lakh from the current Rs 1 lakh in case of death of labourers or (them suffering) physical disabilities,” he said.

Workers will be provided with an assistance of Rs 40,000 to buy e-scooters, he said, also announcing a hike in the wages of labourers of various categories.

The monthly wages of unskilled labourers are being increased to Rs 11,450, semi-skilled to Rs 12,446 and agricultural labourers to Rs 9,160, the CM said.

Earlier, Yadav unveiled the statue of Vijayaraje Scindia, one of the founders of the ruling BJP, along with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and other leaders. PTI

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