Delhi gives 5,000 each for 7,000 construction workers

The Delhi government on Friday said 7,242 more construction workers in the city have received financial assistance of Rs 5,000 each in view of the 21-day lockdown imposed to combat coronavirus. In the first phase, the government had provided assistance of the same amount to 32,358 construction workers following the imposition of the lockdown, an official statement said. "To tackle the coronavirus outbreak, India is under 21 day-lockdown. The Delhi government is working hard to ensure every basic facility to the people," the government said in statement.