New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- States and Union Territories have failed to effectively use welfare funds and enforce key labour and safety laws meant to protect women workers, a parliamentary committee has said, warning that gaps in implementation are weakening protection across construction sites, workplaces and women's support systems. In a report tabled in Parliament, the Committee on Empowerment of Women chaired by BJP MP D Purandeswari said that only Rs.68,166.72 crore, around 58% of the Rs.1,18,060.89 crore collected as construction cess under the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Act was utilised as of June 15. The committee noted that Kerala was the only state to have fully used the cess funds available with its welfare board. "...