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Financial Assistance for Education- Haryana Silicosis Board

Haryana

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The “Financial Assistance for Education” scheme is implemented by the Haryana Labour Welfare Board, Government of Haryana. Under this scheme, financial assistance of ₹5,000/- to ₹12,000/- per year is given to the children of workers who are suffering from silicosis as confirmed by the Silicosis Diagnosis Board, Haryana. Assistance is provided to children studying from Class I to Master’s Degree, with assistance available for up to two boys and up to three girls of the affected workers, irrespective of the order of birth.
Note: Silicosis, an incurable lung disease prevalent in workplaces like stone crushers and mines, is a notifiable disease in Haryana under the Factories Act, of 1948, and the Building and Other Construction Workers (RE & CS) Act, of 1996. Upon confirmation by the Silicosis Diagnosis Board, affected workers are swiftly referred to hospitals for treatment; those under the Employee State Insurance Act, 1948 receive care at ESI hospitals, while others are provided free treatment at district hospitals and medical colleges by the Health Department, with the option for reimbursement for necessary resources unavailable locally, facilitated by the Labour Department.
Symptoms of Silicosis:
• Associated with T.B
• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Loss of appetite (Anorexia).
• Chest pain; dry with non-productive cough (Whooping Cough).
• Respiratory failure
• Eventually leads to death
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