The "Marriage Assistance for the Construction Workers" by the Sikkim BOCW Welfare Board, Labour Department, is a welfare scheme of the board that provides marriage benefits in the form of financial assistance to the eligible registered women members and their immediate dependents of the board.
Marriage Assistance for the Construction Workers - Introduction
The "Marriage Assistance for the Construction Workers" by the Sikkim Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Department, is a welfare scheme for the registered women workers of the board. Under this scheme, the women employees who are registered beneficiaries and have served the Board for at least 90 days in a given year shall be given Marriage benefit. Their immediate dependants shall also be covered under this assistance.
Benefits
- ₹10,000 as Marriage assistance.
Eligibility
For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker:
- The applicant should be a resident of Sikkim.
- The applicant should be a Building/ Construction Worker.
- The applicant should be between 18 and 60 years.
- The applicant should have served the Board for at least 90 days in a given year.
For the Application of the Welfare Scheme:
- Registered women member Under the Sikkim Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
Application Process
Registration Process as a Building/ Construction Worker:
Step 1: The complete application form along with the required documents is required to be submitted to the Registering Officer of the area.
Step 2: The Registering Officer, after satisfying himself/herself with all the details, may register the worker as a beneficiary under the act and issue an Identity Card in Form XXVIII.
Application Process of the Welfare Scheme:
- Step 1: Upon receiving the Identity Card as a Building/ Construction Worker, the applicant needs to collect the application form for the concerned welfare scheme from the District Labour Office and submit the form along with the mandatory documents to the Secretary or any other Officer authorized by him (self attested, if required).
- Step 2: Later on, verifying the eligibility of the concerned welfare scheme, the applicant may get the benefits.
- Application form for the Registration as a Beneficiary: Form XXVII (Refer Page No: 153).
Helpdesk:
For further enquiry, workers can contact the following numbers:-
70769-26998 (BOCW Nodal Officer)
90643-89842 (East)
90028-33969 (Pakyong)
96098-63959 (South)
95477-16798 (West)
96359-98441 (North)
Toll Free Helpline for labourers: 18003451474