Pension Benefit for the Construction Worker

• ₹10,000/- is provided for Pension Benefit.

> For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker:

• The applicant should be a resident of Sikkim.
• The applicant should be a Building/ Construction Worker.
• The applicant should be between 18 and 60 years.
• The applicant should have served the Board for at least 90 days in a given year.

> For the Application of the Welfare Scheme:

• Should be a registered member Under the Sikkim Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
• Should have completed 60 years of age.
• Should have been working as a building worker for not less than 5 years after the registration as beneficiary under the board.

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> Registration Process as a Building/ Construction Worker:

Step 1: The complete application form along with the required documents is required to be submitted to the Registering Officer of the area. Step 2: The Registering Officer, after satisfying himself/herself with all the details, may register the worker as a beneficiary under the act and issue an Identity Card in Form XXVIII. > Application Process of the Welfare Scheme:

Step 1: Upon receiving the Identity Card as a Building/ Construction Worker, the applicant needs to download the application form for the concerned welfare scheme and submit the form along with the mandatory documents to the Secretary or any other Officer authorized by him in the District Labour Office (self attested, if required). Step 2: Later on, verifying the eligibility of the concerned welfare scheme, the applicant may get the benefits.

• Application form for the Registration as a Beneficiary: Form XXVII (Refer Page No: 153). - Application form for the Pension Benefit: Form XXXVII (Refer Page No: 163). > Helpdesk:

For further enquiry, workers can contact the following numbers:- 70769-26998 (BOCW Nodal Officer) 90643-89842 (East) 90028-33969 (Pakyong) 96098-63959 (South) 95477-16798 (West) 96359-98441 (North) Toll Free Helpline for labourers: 18003451474

The "Pension Benefit for the Construction Workers" by the Sikkim Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Department, is a welfare scheme for the registered workers of the board. Under this scheme, pension to the registered beneficiaries of the Board who have completed the age of 60 years.