2 lakh ‘fake’ construction workers registered by Delhi govt, alleges BJP’s Sambit Patra

The Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, under the city government's labour department, is primarily responsible for registration of construction workers and their welfare initiatives.

Patra said investigations had revealed 2 lakh fake registrations in Delhi. He alleged that 65,000 workers had the same mobile number while 15,700 had the same residential address in Delhi and the remaining 4,370 had the same permanent address. (File)

BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra Friday accused the Delhi government of registering 2 lakh “bogus” construction workers and siphoning money meant for them for AAP-related work. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, Patra alleged that CM Arvind Kejriwal’s integrity was “polluted”.

The Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, under the city government’s labour department, is primarily responsible for registration of construction workers and their welfare initiatives.

Patra alleged three NGOs working for construction workers filed a complaint about duplicate registrations and alleged corruption in registration through proxies. “The board formed under (Deputy CM) Manish Sisodia has Rs 3,000 crore as a corpus fund for this year. This hefty amount will be disbursed amongst bogus entities immersed in the scam,” Patra alleged.

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Responding to the claims, the Delhi government said that if some people have adopted wrong ways to take advantage of the scheme, strict action will be taken against them.

Patra said that between 2006 and 2021, over 13 lakh construction workers were registered under the labour department. Of these, more than 9 lakh were registered between 2018 and 2021, he said. He alleged that investigation had revealed there are 2 lakh fake registrations of construction workers, and 65,000 workers had the same mobile number while 15,750 had the same residential address.

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