Fri Dec 27 15:40:19 UTC 2024: ## Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Demand Pongal Cash Dole

**Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu – December 27, 2024** – The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in Thanjavur has called for a ₹5,000 cash dole for construction and unorganized sector workers this Pongal festival. In a demonstration led by District Secretary E. T. S. Moorthy and CITU State Secretary C. Jayabal, participants demanded the Tamil Nadu government provide the financial assistance.

Further demands included a ₹3,000 pension, pension for women workers from age 50, and increased solatium payments for death (₹2 lakh for natural death, ₹10 lakh for accidental death) for members of workers’ welfare boards. The CITU also urged for faster disbursement of cash assistance for marriage, education, and other needs, along with a ₹4 lakh cash assistance for house construction for board members.

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