Cabinet approves draft ordinance Updated: Updated: Welfare fund board for MGNREGS workers Share Article Welfare fund board for MGNREGS workers The State Cabinet on Wednesday decided to recommend the Governor to promulgate an ordinance for the setting up of a welfare fund board for Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Ayyankali Employment Guarantee Scheme workers. As per the ordinance, the workers will get pension, medical assistance, educational aid for their children and other benefits. The Cabinet has approved a draft in this regard, which has provision to provide pension for those who have completed the age of 60 and have paid their contributions continuously till that age, for not less than five years. If a member passes away, the family will get the financial aid. Around 12 lakh workers, with 11 lakh of them from MGNREGS, stand to benefit from the scheme.