MA(ANBOCWWB)

The scheme provides medical assistance to the Building & Other Construction Workers, who are registered under the A&N Islands Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, and his/her dependents' family members during hospitalization due to accident or illness.

The scheme “Medical Assistance” was started by the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (ANBOCWWB), Department of Labour, Employment & Training, Andaman & Nicobar Administration. Under this scheme, medical assistance shall be provided to the Building & Other Construction Workers, who are registered under the A&N Islands Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, and his/her dependents' family members during hospitalization because of an accident or illness.

• The beneficiary should be a resident of the Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
• The beneficiary should be engaged in a building or other construction work.
• The beneficiary should be registered under the A&N Islands Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
• The beneficiary should have an active membership of the Board.
• To avail medical assistance under the scheme, either the beneficiary or their dependent should be hospitalized due to an accident or illness.

Note 01: The beneficiaries are required to produce a medical certificate

Note 02: The beneficiaries are required to produce a referral letter from the competent authority.

• Medical assistance will be provided to the beneficiaries @ ₹200/- per day for the first 5 days of hospitalization and ₹100 per day for the remaining days subject to a maximum of ₹5,000/-.
• The beneficiary shall be entitled to ₹1,00,000/- in the event of medical referred cases to the Mainland of the beneficiary or his/her dependents to the Mainland by the Govt. Medical Authorities for treatment.
• Subject to production of a referral letter from competent authority ₹1,000/- for Beneficiary or their "Family" in case of emergency treatment in a hospital operating in Andaman & Nicobar Islands (once in a year).
• Subject to the production of referral remarks by Govt. Hospital/PHC in outer Islands ₹600/- per day for the period of their stay in Port Blair subject to a maximum of ₹15,000/- (Medical referral cases from outer Islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Port Blair).