The Financial Assistance for Education of Self/Children of Beneficiaries scheme by the BOCW Welfare Board, Labour Department, West Bengal, is a welfare scheme that provides financial assistance to the registered member or their children studying Higher Secondary and above.
Financial Assistance for Education of Self/ Children of Beneficiaries - Introduction
The “Financial Assistance for Education of Self/Children of Beneficiaries” scheme by the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Department, West Bengal, is a welfare scheme for the registered workers of the board. Under this scheme, a beneficiary registered for a continuous period of 6 months shall be entitled to get financial assistance for himself/herself and his/her children studying Higher Secondary and above. This benefit can be availed only twice by a single beneficiary.
Benefits
| Class | Amount |
| Madhyamik passed & Admitted to class XI | ₹4,000/- |
| Promoted to class XII | ₹5,000/- |
| H.S. passed & Admitted to Graduation | ₹6,000/- |
| Admitted to P.G. | ₹8,000/- |
| Admitted to Medical/Engineering/MBA/CA | ₹30,000/- |
Eligibility
For Registration as a Building/Construction Worker:
- The applicant should be a resident of West Bengal.
- The applicant should be a Building/Construction Worker.
- The applicant should be between 18 and 60 years.
- The applicant should have engaged in building and construction work for at least 90 days in a given year.
For the Application of the Welfare Scheme:
- The applicant should be a registered member or his/her children under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of West Bengal.
- The applicant should be studying Higher Secondary and above.
Application Process
Registration Process as a Building/ Construction Worker:
Step 1: To register as a beneficiary under the BOCW Welfare Board, an applicant worker should request Form-27 from the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers and should attach all the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
Step 2: Application shall be submitted to the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers.
Application Process of the Welfare Scheme:
- Step 1: A registered worker should request the application from the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers and should attach all the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
- Step 2: Application shall be submitted to the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers for this benefit.
Helpdesk:
Labour Department
Department of Labour, Government of West Bengal,
12th Floor, N.S Building, Block-A,
1, Kiran Shankar Roy Road,
Kolkata-700001
Helpline of Labour Department, Govt. of West Bengal (Shramik Sathi): 1800-103-0009
Note:
- Upon successful verification, the construction worker is registered and an identity card and passbook are issued to him/her. ₹20/- as the registration fee and ₹30/- as yearly subscription is taken. The amounts taken are noted in the passbook and a receipt is issued.
- After one year, the beneficiary's subscription is renewed upon payment of a renewal fee of ₹30/- and submission of an application in Form-27A.
- If not renewed, the registration of the beneficiary is cancelled after the expiry of one year. Fresh application for renewal to be submitted to the ALC for consideration.
Definitions
"Building & Other Construction Work includes construction, alteration, repairs, maintenance or demolition of buildings, streets, roads, railways, tramways, airfields, irrigation, drainage, embankment and navigation works, flood control works, generation, transmission, and distribution of power, water works, oil and gas installation, electric lines, wireless, radio, television, telephone, telegraph and overseas communications, dams, canals, reservoirs, water course, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, aqueducts, pipelines, towers, cooling towers, transmission towers etc."