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Article: Welfare scheme for Coconut Tree climbers.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- December 17, 2008
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Welfare scheme for Coconut Tree climbers
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (PTI): the LDF government was thinking of introducing a welfare scheme for coconut tree climbers,labour Minister P K Gurudasan told the assembly today Replying to a submission on demand for a comprehensive welfare and an insruance scheme for tree climbers in the state, he said a meeting of Union leaders of tree climbers and government officials would be called soon to work out details.
He pointed out that the ldf government has enhanced the ex-gratia payment to climbers who met with accidents. The amount paid to those injured in accident ...