Medical Assistance Scheme (PBAOCWWB)

Financial Assistance of ₹500/- for initial minimum period of 5 days and thereafter ₹50/- per day upto maximum of ₹1500/- per month, credited within 15 days through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

• The applicant should be a citizen of India.
• The applicant should be registered as a Construction Worker with the Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
• The applicant should have completed the age of 18 years.
• The applicant should not have completed the age of 60 years during the preceding 12 months in the construction work.
• The beneficiary should be contributing to the Board's Fund.
• The applicant should not have defaulted in payment of contribution to the Board for a continuous period of more than one year.
• The applicant should have been hospitalized for five or more days due to an accident or any disease.

Offline

Registration

Step 1: The interested construction worker should visit the Office of the Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (Industrial Estate, Thattanchavady, Puducherry - 605 009) and obtain the prescribed format of the registration form free of cost from the concerned authority exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications. Step 2: In the registration form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required), add a declaration stating that you are a construction worker, mentioning your worksite. Step 3: The interested construction worker should submit the duly filled and signed registration form and the documents to the concerned authority. Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the registration form has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable). Step 5: Upon verification by the inspectors under the Act towards genuineness, the concerned worker will be enrolled as a beneficiary with the approval of the Secretary (Board). *The beneficiary should pay the registration of ₹25/- at the time of enrollment and ₹100/- per year as an annual subscription. *The Board collects ₹300/- as a renewal fee once in three years.

Application

Step 1: The interested construction worker should visit the Office of the Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (Industrial Estate, Thattanchavady, Puducherry - 605 009) and obtain the prescribed format of the application form free of cost from the concerned authority exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications. OR The interested construction worker should take print of the prescribed format of the application form provided in the section "Application for Welfare Benefits" on Page No. 77 of the Citizen's Charter. Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required). Step 3: The interested construction worker should submit the duly filled and signed application form and the documents to the concerned authority. Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application form has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable). NOTE: The application should be submitted within one year from the date of discharge.

The "Medical Assistance" is a Welfare Scheme by the Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Department, Union Territory of Puducherry. Through this scheme, the Board may sanction financial assistance to the Construction Workers who are hospitalized for five or more days due to an accident or any disease. The financial assistance shall be ₹500/- for the first 5 days and ₹50/- each for the remaining days, subject to a maximum of ₹1,500/-.