Welfare fund for MGNREGA workers

May 17, 2023

For the first time in the country, Kerala government has launched a welfare fund board for the workers registered for the MGNREGS and the state’s urban job guarantee scheme — Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme.
It has been formed as per the Kerala Employment Guarantee Workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 2021.
Eligibility
- Any worker between the age of 18 and 55 can take the membership in the fund board.
- They have to pay an amount as premium (Rs 50 tentatively fixed) every month until the age of 55 and the government will also contribute an equal amount.
- The government can revise the contribution once every three years.
- A member who has paid the contribution for at least 10 years will be eligible for pension.
Apart from that, the fund mobilised by the board will be utilised for meeting various welfare and relief requirements of the workers such as educational and marriage expenses.