TN minister launches new insurance policy for construction workers

09 Mar 2022 CW Team

A new insurance scheme for the welfare of more than one lakh construction labourers and the Real Estate Vision 2030 established by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) was formally launched by Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development S Muthusamy on Saturday.

n The insurance scheme which would assist the construction labourers was formally rolled out by Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development S Muthusamy during the CREDAI FAIRPRO 2022 event. Following the commissioning of the scheme, some labourers got the scheme document from the minister in the presence of senior authorities of CREDAI during the event, according to the media.

The insurance scheme would help the construction labourer and his family during maternity or from accidents during whichever real estate project they would be operating on, CREDAI told the media.

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