labour.tn.gov.in Marriage/Maternity/Educational Assistance : Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board

Organization : Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board
Scheme Name : Marriage/Maternity/Educational Assistance
Applicable States/UT: Tamil Nadu

Website : http://www.labour.tn.gov.in/

Marriage Assistance :

The Labour Officer (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district shall, on application from a registered manual worker after due verification sanction a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for Men and Rs. 5,000/- for women,

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as assistance to meet the marriage expenses of the registered manual workers or of the son or daughter of the registered manual worker, as the case may be, on fulfilling the following conditions.
** The family can avail this assistance only twice.
** A registered construction worker can avail this assistance for his first marriage/or for his son or daughter.
** The person for whose marriage the assistance is sought shall have attained the age prescribed by law for marriage.
** The application shall be in Form – F.
** Where both husband and wife are registered manual workers, husband alone shall be eligible for this assistance.

Maternity Assistance:
The Labour Officer (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district shall, on application from a registered female manual worker, sanction the assistance as of Rs. 6,000/- as maternity assistance and Rs. 3000/- for miscarriage or for termination of pregnancy, after due verification of the proof produced by her of her pregnancy or delivery of child by her or the miscarriage of her pregnancy or the termination of pregnancy.
** A registered women worker can get this assistance only twice and shall not be given, if she already has two children.
** The application shall be in Form -G

Educational Assistance:
The applicant’s son or daughter passed 10th standard, is eligible for Rs. 1,000/- and if they passed +2, Rs.1,500/- will be given as assistance.

(For the girl children only) In order to encourage the girl students, who mostly drop out from schools, the Government has introduced this scheme for the daughters of the registered construction workers, who study 10th std, +1 and +2 with an assistance of Rs.1,000 /- Rs.1,500 /- for each year.

Personal Accident Relief:
This scheme applies to all registered construction workers. The Board insures all the registered construction workers with the Insurance company for death, disablement due to accident with the sum specified by the Insurance Company and shall pay the premium towards such insurance.

Pension For Construction Workers:
Every registered manual worker who has completed 60 years of age is eligible for pension. Provided that a manual worker who has not completed 60 years of age, but registered with the Board is also eligible for pension, if he has become disabled due to sickness and incapacitated from normal work. The monthly pension enhanced to Rs. 1000/- vide G.O No 421 (Labour & Employment (I2) Department) dated 27.12.2013.

Family Pension:
Every registered manual worker who is in receipt of pension dies, the spouse of such manual worker is eligible for family pension of Rs. 400/- per month.

Natural Death:
If a registered manual worker dies naturally, the Labour Officer (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district, after due verification, shall pay a sum of Rs.15,000/- to the nominee of the deceased construction worker.

Application should be in form – D in Schedule II and shall be accompanied by the death certificate and original Identity Card