Financial Assistance for Education of Self/ Children of Beneficiaries

Yes, the building worker must have completed 90 days of service as a building worker in the preceding 12 months.

Any registered worker of the Board can apply for the welfare scheme.

At present all Assistant Labour Commissioners and Inspectors posted at blocks and municipalities shall be responsible for registering a worker as a beneficiary.

Every building worker who is between the age of 18-60 years and who has been engaged in any building or other construction work for not less than 90 days during the preceding one year is eligible for registration as a beneficiary of the BOCW Welfare Board of West Bengal.

To register as a beneficiary under the BOCW Welfare Board, an applicant worker should collect and submit the Form-27 with all the mandatory documents (self attested, if required) and a fee of [?]20/- to the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers.

Yes, the application for registration must be made in Form-27. You can obtain this form from the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers in your area.

Upon successful verification, the construction worker is registered, and an identity card and passbook are issued to him/her.

The registration fee is [?]20/-, and the yearly subscription fee is [?]30/-. These amounts are noted in the passbook, and a receipt is issued.

The yearly subscription fee of [?]30/- is recorded in the passbook, and a receipt is issued for the payment.

After the expiry of one year, the subscription of the beneficiary is renewed upon payment of a renewal fee of [?]30/- and submission of an application made in Form-27A.

If the subscription is not renewed, the registration of the beneficiary is cancelled after the expiry of one year.

Yes, a fresh application for renewal can be submitted to the Assistant Labour Commissioner (ALC) for consideration.

A registered member or his/ her children Under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of West Bengal., shall be eligible for this benefit.

The Board may sanction an amount ranging from [?]4,000/- to [?]30,000/- to the beneficiaries under this scheme.

This benefit can be availed only twice by a single beneficiary.

Students who have passed the Madhyamik exam and are admitted to Class XI are eligible for financial assistance of [?]4,000/-.

Students who are promoted to Class XII will receive financial assistance of [?]5,000/-.

Students who have passed their Higher Secondary (H.S.) exams and are admitted to a Graduation course are eligible for financial assistance of [?]6,000/-.

Students admitted to Post Graduation (P.G.) courses will receive financial assistance of [?]8,000/-.

Students admitted to Medical, Engineering, MBA, or CA courses are eligible for financial assistance of [?]30,000/-.

The prescribed format which can be collected from Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers in your area.

Submit your welfare scheme application to the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers in your area.