Status Check, Procedures, Facilities

Organization : Andhra Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
Service Name : Construction Worker Benefits & Schemes
Applicable States/UT: Andhra Pradesh

Website : https://apbocwwb.ap.nic.in/

Construction Worker:

A person employed to do any skilled, semi skilled or unskilled, manual, supervisory, technical or clerical work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be expressed or implied, in connection with any building or other construction work is a construction worker.

Related :

Labour Department Unorganized Workers Accident Death Insurance Scheme Registration : www.statusin.in/9565.html

Benefits for the Worker :
As per the provisions of the Building & Other Construction Workers (RE&CS) Act, 1996, every building & construction worker registered as a beneficiary under this Act is entitled to avail benefits under various schemes formulated by A.P. Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.

Presently the following welfare schemes are being provided to the registered construction workers:
** Marriage Gift
** Maternity Benefit
** Fatal Accident Relief
** Disability Relief
** Natural Death Relief
** Hospitalization relief
** Funeral Expenses
** Pension Scheme NPS – Lite, 2010 (Swalamban)
** Skill Development Training
** Vocational training to the dependents
** Relief to the unregistered workers

How to get Registered as Beneficiary:
** A building & other construction worker who has completed 18 years of age but has not completed 60 years of age and engaged in any building or other construction work for not less than 90 days during the preceding 12 months is eligible for registration.
** The worker can submit filled in application form XXVII with certificate of employment issued by any officer of the labour department not below the rank of Asst. Labour Officer upon his personal verification on the request made by the worker or by a Trade Union of Construction workers, Registered Establishment, Government organizations or agencies engaged in building industry,
** two pass port size photos, the age proof by way of school certificate or doctor’s certificate.
** A sum of Rs.50/- towards registration fees and Rs.12/- as membership fee per annum (or) Rs.60/- for five years to the concerned Asst. Labour Officers.
** Nomination specifying the names of dependants in the application form for the purpose of delivery of benefits in case of death of the worker. “Dependants” shall have the same meaning assigned to it under Section 2 (1) (d) of the WC Act, 1923.
** Nomination can be modified at any time after giving a written notice to the Inspectors.
** For details of the jurisdiction area of the officers please visit www.goir.ap.gov.in/Reports.aspx – in the Department Labour Employment Training and Factories.

How to Get Renewal:
Prescribed application form should be submitted to the concerned Asst.

Procedures for Sanction of Benefits:
For speedy disposal of the claims, the Government of A.P has delegated the powers of the APBOCWWB to all the Deputy Commissioners of Labour for settlement of the claims.

Funds were allotted to the DCL for payment of the claims to the Beneficiaries.

A District Committee comprising the officers of the labour department and Employees representatives, Employers representatives were constituted in each District for scrutiny of the claims.

The Dy. Commissioner of Labour is the Chairman of the Committee.

The Asst. Labour Officer present the claims before the Committee for scrutiny. On the recommendations of the committee, the DCL will release the cheque to the beneficiaries / dependants.