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The "Marriage Assistance'' by the BOCW Welfare Board, Department of Labour, Karnataka, is a welfare scheme that provides financial support to registered construction workers for the marriage expenses of their own or their two (2) dependent children's marriages.

The "Maternity Benefit/Delivery Assistance'' by the BOCW Welfare Board, Department of Labour, Karnataka, is a welfare scheme for the registered workers of the board. Under this Scheme, financial support shall be provided to registered construction workers who have one (1) year of membership with the Board before the marriage, to cover expenses for either their own marriage or their two (2) dependent children's marriages.

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> For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker:

• The applicant should be a Building/ Construction Worker (Unorganised Worker).
• The applicant should be a minimum of 18 years of age.
• 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 construction worker Under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of Karnataka or a dependent child of the worker.
• The membership with the Board should be at least one (1) year before the marriage.
• The family can avail of this assistance only twice.
• The son or daughter must be of legal age for marriage.

• Financial Assistance: ₹60,000/- for the worker's own marriage or their two (2) dependent children's marriages.

> Note: The family of a registered construction worker can avail this assistance only twice, However, there shall be only one claim in respect of a given marriage irrespective of the number of registered construction workers in the family.

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