Objectives and Welfare Schemes for Registered Workers
Funded through statutory cess collected on construction projects, the BOCW Board implements diverse welfare schemes for registered laborers.
Benefits encompass healthcare coverage, children's education stipends, marriage assistance, maternity benefits, and accidental death insurance.
- Educational Stipends (Shagun Scheme): Annual scholarship stipends for children of registered workers from primary school to postgraduate and engineering degrees
- Maternity & Childcare Benefits: Financial assistance for registered female workers during pregnancy and childbirth
- Marriage Assistance: Financial grants to assist registered workers with the marriage expenses of up to two daughters
- Healthcare & Tool Grants: Financial reimbursement for specialized medical treatments, spectacles, and grants to purchase trade tools
Worker Eligibility and 90-Day Work Criteria
To register with the Punjab BOCW Welfare Board, a laborer must meet statutory construction employment conditions.
Applicants must have completed at least 90 days of construction or rural building labor in Punjab during the preceding twelve months.
- Age Criteria: Workers between 18 and 60 years of age engaged in building, masonry, carpentry, painting, or canal earthwork
- 90-Day Work Certificate: A certificate of having worked for at least 90 days issued by a registered contractor, Gram Panchayat, or labor union
- Nominal Registration Fee: Modest annual membership fee maintaining active registered status on the board
Online Registration Flow on Punjab Labour Portal
Workers can register online through the official Punjab Labour Department portal (pblabour.gov.in) or at Sewa Kendras.
The board issues a permanent digital BOCW registration card containing the worker's registration number and Aadhaar details.
- Required Documentation: Aadhaar card, bank passbook copy with IFSC, passport photographs, 90-day work certificate, and family member details
- Digital BOCW Card: Issued online after verification by the local Labour Inspector
- Direct Benefit Transfer: All sanctioned educational, health, and marriage grants are transferred directly to worker bank accounts
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Common questions
What is the Punjab BOCW Welfare Board?
It is a statutory board in Punjab that provides social security, healthcare, education scholarships, and marriage grants to registered construction workers.
What is the minimum work requirement to register with BOCW Punjab?
A worker must have completed at least 90 days of construction work in Punjab in the preceding 12 months.
Where can Punjab workers apply for BOCW registration?
Workers can apply online via the Punjab Labour portal (pblabour.gov.in) or visit their nearest district Sewa Kendra.
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