Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya held an hour-long meeting with the Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai on the issue where the latter claimed that state has not spent a single penny on the plan so far. Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya held an hour-long meeting with the Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai on the issue where the latter claimed that state has not spent a single penny on the plan so far. The Centre has opposed the Delhi government’s plan to build dedicated hospitals, hostels and schools for construction workers at a cost of Rs 1,160 crore through a cess collected for them from the industry. Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya held an hour-long meeting with the Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai on the issue where the latter claimed that state has not spent a single penny on the plan so far. He spoke about the Delhi government having about Rs 1,900 crore under the construction cess account.

Source: Indian Express September 07, 2016 15:00 UTC