Centre hikes immediate assistance for bonded labour to Rs 20,000

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Government has increased the amount of immediate assistance to rescued bonded labourers to Rs 20,000 from the existing Rs 5,000 under the District Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Fund, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Tuesday. "The scheme provides for immediate assistance to rescued person out of the District Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Fund at the disposal of the District Magistrate. The amount of immediate assistance has been enhanced from Rs 5,000 to 20,000 with effect from January 17, 2017," Dattatreya told reporters in New Delhi, on Tuesday.