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The "Maternity Benefit Scheme'' by the BOCW Welfare Board, Department of Labour, Punjab, is a welfare scheme that provides financial assistance to the female construction workers and spouse of the male workers to support childbirth-related expenses maximum for two living children.

The "Maternity Benefit 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 to construction workers to support childbirth-related expenses for upto two living children of the registered female construction workers and spouse of the male workers.

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> 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 beneficiary should have been a registered member of the Board for at least 6 months prior to the birth of the child.
• The beneficiary should have regularly depositing his contribution.
• The scheme applies upto two living children.

Female Construction Workers: ₹21,000/- per child, maximum of two children.

Male Construction Workers: ₹5,000/- per child, maximum of two children (for children of their spouse).