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The "Reimbursement of Expenditure for Occupational Diseases'' by the BOCW Welfare Board, Department of Labour, Punjab, is a welfare scheme that provides reimbursement of expenditure incurred by the beneficiaries and their dependents for the treatment of 16 dangerous ailments.

The "Reimbursement of Expenditure for Occupational Diseases'' 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 reimbursement of maximum ₹1,00,000/- or actual expenditure, which-ever is less for expenditure of treatment of the following dangerous diseases:

• Occupational dermatitis.
• Occupational Cancer.
• Asbestosis.
• Silicosis.
• Lead poisoning including poisoning by occupational diseases in building and other construction work to be notified by any preparation or compound of lead or their sequela.
• Benzene poisoning, including poisoning by any of its homologues, their nitro or amino, derivatives or its sequela.
• Occupational asthma.
• Pesticide poisoning.
• Toxic jaundice.
• Toxic anemia.
• Compressed air illness (Caissons diseases).
• Noise induced hearing loss.
• Toxic nephritis.
• Cancer operation/ treatment.
• Heart surgery.
• Kidney transplant.

> 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 or should be a family member of the worker.
• The expenditure on treatment of the disease must be verified by the Civil Surgeon.
• The applicant should have exhausted the benefit of ₹50,000/- for all his/her health ailments with the health card facility under the Bhagat “Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojna” Scheme.

• Financial Coverage: ₹1,00,000/- or actual expenses, whichever is less.

> Note: To avail the scheme benefits, the applicant have to exhaust the benefit of ₹50,000/- for all his/her health ailments with the health card facility under the Bhagat “Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojna” Scheme.