Family/ Widow Pension Scheme (P.B.O.C.W.W.B)

About This Scheme

The "Family/ Widow Pension Scheme'' by the BOCW Welfare Board, Department of Labour, Punjab, is a welfare scheme for the registered workers of the board. Under this scheme, the Board will provide financial assistance in the form of pension to the spouse of the registered construction worker in the event of his/ her death.

Eligibility

> *For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker:* - The applicant should be a resident of Punjab. - The applicant should be a Building/ Construction Worker (Unorganised Worker). - The applicant should be between 18 and 60 years. - The applicant should have engaged in building and construction work for at least 90 days in a given year. - The applicant should have a monthly income of ₹15,000/- or below. - The applicant should not be a member of any other Welfare Fund established under any law. - The applicant should not have membership of the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)/ National Pension System (NPS)/ Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). - The applicant should not be an income tax payer. > *For the Application of the Welfare Scheme:* - The applicant should be a spouse of a deceased registered construction worker Under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of Punjab. - The deceased worker should have completed 1 year of membership with the Board.

Benefits

Financial Assistance: ₹1,000/- as family pension until remarriage. Note: - If both spouses are Board beneficiaries, the surviving spouse does not receive family pension. - But if the husband/wife, either remarried or he/she gets an old age pension from the Government then they shall not be eligible for family pension. - If both the husband and wife are the beneficiaries of the Board and both are getting pension then in the event of the death of one of them, the other one shall not be eligible for family pension. - If only one spouse receives a pension, then on the eve of death of the pensioner, the surviving spouse receives family pension until they become eligible for their own pension from the Board, at which point the family pension stops.

How to Apply

Where This Comes From

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