The "Maternity Benefit" scheme by the Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. The scheme provides financial assistance of ₹25,000/- to registered fe...
₹25,000/- to registered female worker at the time of delivery or upon the birth of a child.
पात्रता (कौन ले सकता है)
**For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker:**
The applicant should be a resident of Himachal Pradesh
The applicant should be a Building/ Construction Worker..
The applicant should be aged between 18 and 60 years.
The worker should have completed at least 90 days of building and other construction work in the last 12 months.
The registration of the applicant should be renewed annually.
**For the Application of the Welfare Scheme:**
The beneficiary should be a woman.
The woman should be registered as a worker with the "Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board".
The woman should be pregnant.
The worker's membership with the Welfare Board must be active at the time of application.
The worker should have at least two months of subscription with the Board.
आवेदन कैसे करें
**Offline**
**The Registration Process for Building and Other Construction Workers is as follows:**
**Step 1:** The interested applicant should visit the Labor Welfare Office (during office hours) and request a hard copy of the prescribed [application form](https://bocw.hp.nic.in/pdf/formno27_A1b.pdf) from the concerned authority.
**Step 2:** In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste a passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
**Step 3:** Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with a wage slip or appointment letter from the employer, verifying 90 days of construction work.
If unavailable, a certificate from a local authority (such as a councilor, executive officer, or Panchayat Secretary) can be submitted to verify employment.
**Step 4:** After submitting the documents and payment, the worker will receive an acknowledgment receipt confirming their registration.
**NOTE 1:** Ensure that the application is submitted within the prescribed period, if any.