FAFEOSCOB
What this is
The "Financial Assistance for Education of Self/ Children of Beneficiaries'' scheme by the BOCW Welfare Board, Labour Department, West Bengal, is a welfare scheme that provides financial assistance to the registered member or their children studying Higher Secondary and above.
In detail
The "Financial Assistance for Education of Self/ Children of Beneficiaries' scheme by the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Department, West Bengal, is a welfare scheme for the registered workers of the board. Under this scheme, a beneficiary registered for a continuous period of 6 months shall be entitled to get financial assistance for himself/ herself and his/ her children studying Higher Secondary and above. This benefit can be availed only twice by a single beneficiary.
Who qualifies
> For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker:
- The applicant should be a resident of West Bengal.
- The applicant should be a Building/ Construction 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.
> For the Application of the Welfare Scheme:
- The applicant should be a registered member or his/ her children Under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of West Bengal.
- The applicant should be studying Higher Secondary and above.
What you get
ClassAmountMadhyamik passed & Admitted to class XI ₹4,000/-Promoted to class XII ₹5,000/-H.S. passed & Admitted to Graduation ₹6,000/-Admitted to P.G. ₹8,000/-Admitted to Medical/Engineering/MBA/CA ₹30.000/-
not about the scheme.
Provenance
| schemeName | Financial Assistance for Education of Self/ Children of Beneficiaries | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |