Rajasthan: Rs 3,000-crore employee welfare fund approved

For the benefit of working and retired employees of thestate government, an employee welfare fund will be formed with an amount of Rs 3,000 crore for the operation of various schemes.

From this fund, other schemes will be operated for employee welfare, including Health Insurance, housing, higher studies andvehicle loanand Scholarship for children of the employees.

As per the proposal, this fund will be operated by the director, insurance department. A new budget item will be opened and the process of approval of schemes under the fund will be determined separately, said the government.

According to the proposal, through this fund, the new schemes that will be implemented for the welfare of serving and retired workers in the state, include contribution toRajasthanGovernment Health Scheme (RGHS), housing loan, loan for higher studies. personal loans, vehicle loans, crches in offices for working Women and meritorious scholarship schemes for children of low-salaried workers.