The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Delhi Building and Construction Workers Health Scheme, under which registered construction workers and their families can avail of free annual health check-ups and a range of cashless medical services worth up to ₹10 lakh per year, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) stated in a release.

About 2.7 lakh workers are registered with the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board.

“Under the scheme, registered construction workers and their eligible family members, including spouses, children and parents, will receive free and quality healthcare services through empanelled hospitals and mobile health units. Each registered worker will be entitled to treatment of up to ₹2 lakh at empanelled hospitals, while the limit for a family will be up to ₹10 lakh. The entire treatment process will be cashless, eliminating any financial burden on workers and their families,” the statement read.

Beneficiaries will have access to free outpatient and inpatient services, diagnostic and laboratory facilities, emergency medical assistance, and referral services, it added.

The CMO stated that the board already runs 17 welfare schemes, including those for the education and marriage of children, disability pensions, and death compensation for workers.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said a comprehensive health protection scheme for this section had long been lacking, and the present initiative has been designed to address that shortcoming.