Sanitation workers to receive ₹50 as food allowance daily
The Tamil Nadu government has implemented a new policy to provide a daily food allowance of ₹50 to 24,264 conservancy workers employed by the Greater Chennai Corporation. The decision was made following a survey where 92% of the sanitation workers preferred cash allowance over the meals currently provided. The allowance will be added to their salaries monthly and paid in cash, serving as an alternative to the meals.
An estimated annual expenditure of ₹44.28 crore will be covered by GCC funds. Complaints related to the quality of food, distribution timing, hygiene issues, raw material quality, and utensil maintenance prompted the change.
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