Lok Sabha Question No. 1284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Construction Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Narayana Swamy Abbaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1284 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

1284. SHRI A. NARAYANA SWAMY:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)the details of number of construction workers issued I.D. cards in various States in 2017 particularly in Karnataka;
- (b)the  total  amount  collected  by  the  Government  of  Karnataka  under  the Construction Worker's Welfare Cess and spent till date; and
- (c)the Social Security Schemes being implemented for construction workers in Karnataka?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 mandates the State BOCW Welfare Boards to register every BOC worker having completed 18 years of age, but not completed 60 years, and engaged in BOC work for not less than 90 days in preceding 12 months as a beneficiary and give every beneficiary an Identity Card.   The number of construction workers issued I.D. cards by the State Boards is not centrally maintained. However, cumulative number of BOC workers registered as beneficiaries by the State Boards is furnished at Annexure-I.
- (b): The Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board informed that it has collected BOCW Welfare Cess to the tune of Rs. 6252.84 crore till date and spent an amount of Rs. 734.92 crore/-.
- (c): Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board is implementing  15  welfare  and  social  security  benefits  for  registered  BOC workers and their dependents as furnished at Annexure-II.

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Annexure - I referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1284, Part (a) for 25.11.2019 by Shri A . Narayana Swamy regarding Construction workers.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs.   | No. of workers registered with the Board   |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 18,15,889                                  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 30,841                                     |
| 3         | Assam                     | 2,48,871                                   |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 12,39,470                                  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 19,39,898                                  |
| 6         | Goa                       | 5,117                                      |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 6,54,550                                   |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 8,56,980                                   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 1,74,968                                   |
| 10        | J&K                       | 3,42,295                                   |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 7,96,146                                   |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 15,42,432                                  |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 15,26,861                                  |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 30,97,889                                  |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 16,10,619                                  |
| 16        | Manipur                   | 1,18,332                                   |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 28,836                                     |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | 52,947                                     |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | 11,912                                     |
| 20        | Odisha                    | 27,15,058                                  |
| 21        | Punjab                    | 8,67,223                                   |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 22,22,924                                  |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 36,236                                     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 28,28,553                                  |
| 25        | Telangana                 | 11,75,531                                  |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 99,762                                     |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 48,56,323                                  |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 2,32,627                                   |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 31,01,362                                  |
| 30        | Delhi                     | 5,40,631                                   |
| 31        | A & N Island              | 15,126                                     |
| 32        | Chandigarh                | 21,498                                     |
| 33        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli       | 2,176                                      |
| 34        | Daman and Diu             | 5,149                                      |
| 35        | Lakshadweep               | 176                                        |
| 36        | Puducherry                | 47,080                                     |
|           | Total                     | 3,48,62,288                                |

Annexure referred to in reply  to Part (c)  of  Lok Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1284  for  25.11.2019  by  Shri  A  .  Narayana  Swamy  regarding  Construction workers.

## Welfare and Social Security Benefits for the registered workers of the Board

1. Pension  -{Sec.  22(1)(b)  read  with  Rule  39}:  After  completion  of    3  years  as  a beneficiary Rs. 1,000/- per month
2. Disability Pension -{Sec. 22(1)(b) read with Rule 40}: Rs. 1,000/- per month and Ex  gratia  payment  up  to  Rs.  2,00,000/-  depending  upon  the  percentage  of disability.
3. Shrama Samarthya Toolkit-cum- Training Programme -{Sec. 22(1)(h) read with Rule 41}: Rs. 20,000/-
4. Housing (Karmika Gruha Bhagya) {Sec. 22(1)(c) read with Rule 42}: Rs. 2,00,000/-
5. Maternity Assistance (Thayi Lakshmi Bond)- {Sec. 22(1)(g) read with Rule 43}: Assistance of Rs. 30,000/-  in case of female child and a sum of Rs. 20,000/- in case of male child (for first two children only)
6. Funeral  Expenses:  {Sec.  22(1)(h)  read  with  Rule  44}  Rs.  4,000/-to  meet  the funeral expenses of the deceased construction worker and Rs. 50,000/- as ex-gratia
7. Educational  Assistance  -  (Kalike  Bhagya)  {Sec.  22(1)(e)  read  with  Rule  45}:  ( Two  children of the registered construction worker)
8. -Passing 1 st 2 nd and  3 rd Rs. 2,000/-
9. -Passing 4 th , 5 th and 6 th Rs. 3,000/-
10. -Passing 7 th & 8 th Rs. 4,000/-
11. -Passing 9 th & 10 th Std and 1 st PUC Rs. 6,000/-
12. -Passing II PUC Rs. 8,000/-
13. -Passing I.T.I or 2 years Professional  Diploma Course - Rs. 7,000/- (each year of passing)
14. -Passing Degree Course  - Rs.10,000/- (each year of passing)
15. -Masters Degree -   Rs. 20,000/- for entry and Rs.  10,000/- (each year of passing)
16. -Entering into Engineering or Medical courses (B.E or MBBS on merit seat )- BE: Rs.25,000/- for entry and Rs. 20,000/- after each year of passing subject to the maximum number of years of the course.
17. -MBBS: Rs.30, 000/-for entry and  Rs.25,  000/-  after  each  year  of passing subject to the maximum number of years of  the course.
18. -Entry  into  Doctoral  ResearchRs.20,000/-  after  completion  of every y e a r ( m a x i m u m 2 y e a r s ) a n d thereafter, an additional Rs. 20,000/-after acceptance of thesis.

## MERIT  ASSISTANCE

- I. Above 75% in SSLC or Equivalent Rs. 5,000/-
- II. Above 75% in PUC or Equivalent Rs. 7,000/-
- III. Above 75% in Degree or Equivalent Rs. 10,000/-
- IV. Above 75%  in Masters Degree or Equivalent Rs. 15,000/-
8. Medical Assistance ( Karmika Arogya Bhagya)- {Sec. 22(1)(f) read with Rule 46} : Rs. 300/- per day of hospitalization to a maximum of Rs. 10,000/-  for continuous period of hospitalization
9. Accidental Death/ Permanent Disability-{Sec. 22(1)(a) read with Rule 47}: Up to Rs. 5,00,000/-
10. Treatment  of    Major  Ailments  (Karmika  Chikitsa  Bhagya)-  {Sec.  22(1)(f)  read with  Rule  48}  :  Upto Rs. 2,00,000 /-: Treatment  of  Major  Ailments  viz.  Heart Operation, Kidney Transplantation and Cancer, Eye Operation, Paralysis, Orthopedics  Operation,  Uterus  Operation,  Asthma,  Miscarriage,  Gall  Bladder Ailments,  Kidney  Stone  Removal,  Brain  Hemorrhage,  Ulcer,  Dialysis,  Kidney Related  Surgery,  ENT  Treatment  &  Surgery,  Neurosurgery,  Vascular  Surgery, Esophagus Treatment &  Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Breast Related Treatment and Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Appendix Surgery, Treatment of Factures / Dislocation, General Surgery. (Subject to C.G.H.S. Rates)
11. Marriage Assistance (Gruha Lakshmi Bond)- {Sec. 22(1)(h) read with Rule 49} 50,000/: Marriage Assistance to the beneficiary or to his 2 children.
12. LPG connection to registered construction workers.( Karmika Anila Bhagya )-{Sec. 22(1)(h) read with Rule 49D} connection including a two burner stove and refill for his or her family
13. BMTC bus pass-{Sec. 22(1)(h) read with Rule 49E} Assistance of free Bus Pass to registered construction workers to commute in Bengaluru Metropolitan Transportation Corporation (BMTC) buses
14. KSRTC bus pass-{Sec. 22(1)(h) read with Rule 49 F}Assistance of free Student Bus Pass to children of registered construction workers travelling in KSRTC buses
15. Assistance  for  pre-school  education  and  nutritional  support  of  the  child  of  the registered  woman  construction  worker  -Thayi  Magu  Sahaya  Hastha:  -{Sec. 22(1)(g) read with Rule 43A} : Rs. 6000/-(at the rate of Rs. 500/- per month)

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