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"Balri Birth Gift Scheme'' by the BOCW Welfare Board, Dept. of Labour, Punjab, is a welfare scheme that provides financial assistance in the form of a Fixed Deposit Receipt for the birth of a female child (upto two girls per family) which can be encashed only at the time of the daughter's marriage.

The "Balri Birth Gift 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 shall provide financial assistance in the form of a Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) for the birth of a female child, with a maximum of two girls per family. The FDR can be encashed only at the time of the daughter's marriage.

> 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 registered member under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of Punjab.
• The applicant should have regularly depositing his contribution.
• The scheme applies maximum upto two girls.

Financial Assistance: ₹51,000/- in the form of an Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) for each female child (up to two girls).

> Note: The FDR can only be encashed at the time of the daughter's marriage.