West Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Scheme: Accidental Disability

About This Scheme

Launched on 25th April 2023, "West Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Scheme: Accidental Disability" is a social welfare scheme by the West Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Board, Labour Department, Government of West Bengal. Under this scheme, One-time assistance is provided to the registered Migrant Worker in case of disability arising out of accidents during work.

Eligibility

> For registration as a Migrant Worker: - The applicant must be a resident of West Bengal. - The applicant’s age should be between 18 and 60 years. - The applicant must be ordinarily a worker who is employed/ likely to be employed in any State/Union Territories other than the state of West Bengal/ Outside India. > For the application of Welfare Scheme: - The applicant should be a migrant worker. - The applicant should be registered with the West Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Board, Labour Dept, Govt of West Bengal. - The migrant worker should have a disability of 40%. - The disability should have been caused due to an accident during work. - The disability should be certified by a Government Hospital.

Benefits

- ₹ 50,000/- in case of 40% to 80 % disability. - ₹ 1,00,000/- in case of more than 80% disability.

How to Apply

Where This Comes From

This scheme was sourced from myScheme, the Government of India's official Central+State scheme discovery portal, and reviewed by an editor before publishing. Use the button above to read the full details and apply directly on the official source.