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The Supreme Court today termed the collection of Rs 27,000 crores by state governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous", because the bulk of the funds lie unused, while the remaining are spent on administration and advertisement, rather than the most vulnerable section in India's unorganised labour sector.

Newly constituted special 'Social Justice Bench' of the Supreme Court on Friday had its first hearings and took up matters of Narmada dam project, shelters for homeless persons, welfare of construction workers and exploitation of children in circuses, among others.

The Supreme Court today termed the collection of Rs 27,000 crores by state governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous", because the bulk of the funds lie unused, while the remaining are spent on administration and advertisement, rather than the most vulnerable section in India's unorganised labour sector.

Newly constituted special 'Social Justice Bench' of the Supreme Court on Friday had its first hearings and took up matters of Narmada dam project, shelters for homeless persons, welfare of construction workers and exploitation of children in circuses, among others.