Labour department to distribute solar panels, cycles among construction labourers

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With an aim to boost an effective and low-cost solution for electricity, construction workers registered with the labour department will soon be provided with solar panels as well as cycles under various schemes of Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (UPBOCWWB). The department has already received applications from beneficiaries and the scheme would be rolled out in phases.