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Funeral Assistance for the Construction Worker

The Funeral Assistance for the Construction Workers scheme, administered by the Sikkim BOCW Welfare Board under the Labour Department, provides ₹10,000 in funeral assistance to the nominees or dependents of registered construction workers upon their death. Eligible applicants must be residents of Sikkim, aged between 18 and 60, and have worked with the Board for at least 90 days in a year.

State Cash

States / UT: Sikkim

Nodal department: Labour Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment

Sub-categories: Financial assistance

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Labour, Funeral Support, Construction Workers, Death, Financial Assistance

Details

The "Funeral Assistance for the Construction Workers" by the Sikkim Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Department, is a welfare scheme for the registered workers of the board. Under this scheme, funeral assistance is provided to the nominees/dependents of the member in case of his/ her death.

Benefits

  • - ₹10,000/- is provided for Funeral assistance
  • ₹10,000/- is provided for Funeral 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:

  • Should be a nominee/ dependent of the registered worker of the Sikkim Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
  • The nominees/ dependents should have lost any registered member/worker of the due to death.

Exclusions


Application Process

Offline

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

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

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