Objective
The main objective of the BOCW Act is to regulate the conditions of service and the employment of BOCW Workers and to provide for their safety, health, and welfare measures and for other matters associated therewith.
Purpose Of Forming BOCW
• The BOCW Act makes sure that workers are not being exploited and a healthy and safe working environment is provided to them.
• The government of India has made it mandatory for every State government to constitute their own Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Boards.
• The functions of BOCW includes providing quick help to the workers in case of any mishap or accident, providing pensions, issuing loans for house construction, making payments related to premia for Group Insurance Scheme, providing financial aid for children’s education, supporting workers by carrying their medical expenses in case of a major ailment.
• Each building laborer who is between the age of eighteen and sixty and who has been engaged with any building or other development work for at the very least ninety days during the previous year is qualified for registration as a recipient of the BOCW Welfare Fund under this Act.
• Workers can apply for the registration in the prescribed form with the requisite documents and registration fee which is not more than fifty rupees.
• Application is filed to the officer authorized by the Board on this behalf.
It is compulsory for all State Governments to constitute the Welfare Board for Building and Other Construction Workers. The major activities of the Board will include the following activities:
• Death Benefits.
• Maternity Benefits
• Funeral Benefits
• Grant for the purchase of work-related tools
• Making pension payment
• In case of an accident, providing immediate assistance to a beneficiary
• Sanctioning advances and loans for the purpose of construction of the house
• Meeting the medical expenses for major ailments etc.
• Giving financial support for the children’s education
• Paying amount in connection with premia for Group Insurance Scheme
