Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, Sep. 26 (EMN): Nagaland Building & Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board (NBOCWWB) CEO, T Chubayanger, on Monday informed that the board annually releases INR 18-20 crore for various claims under five schemes.
The CEO disclosed this on the sideline of NBOCWWB awareness campaign and field registration programme held at Grace Garden, Alempang Ward, Mokokchung.
NBOCWWB provides social security to the building and other construction workers and their families by implementing different welfare schemes specially designed for the purpose, Chubayanger said.
The five schemes are: Tool grant- on successful registration, INR 1000 as grant for purchase of tools will be automatically credited to the beneficiary’s account annually, subject to renewal of registration.
Life Insurance Corporation of India- PMJJBY (Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana) & PMSBY (Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana) is a one year cover term life insurance scheme renewable from year to year, offering life insurance cover for death due to any reason. The annual premium is paid by the Welfare Board on behalf of the beneficiaries with coverage of INR 2,00,000 for both natural and accidental deaths.
Medical assistance- financial assistance of INR 1000 per day for the first five days and INR 500 per day for the next 10 days on continuous hospitalisation is provided to registered beneficiaries, spouse and children as medical assistance.
Children education allowance- two children of the beneficiary studying from nursery to class 10 will be provided INR 500 scholarship per child, per month as children education assistance, subject to renewal of application for every academic session.
Maternity benefit for women beneficiaries- maternity benefit of INR 6000 per pregnancy (subject to a maximum of two times) will be provided to the wives of registered beneficiaries and women registered beneficiaries.
Chubayanger informed that out of more than 32,000 beneficiaries registered in the state, they are hardly sixteen thousand active beneficiaries.
He also informed that the board will be implementing the Aadhaar authentication process from next year onwards, which will be first of its kind under state- sponsored scheme.
Earlier in the programme, chairman of NBOCWWB, Dr Kekhrie Yhome, said construction workers or other such workers are considered as one of the lowest levels in society. But in reality, they are the backbone and the risk takers considering their profession and working environment without any security to life/ life insurance, he said.
In this connection, Yhome said the board has come up with elaborate projects to provide assistance through various schemes.
Minister of PWD (H&M), Tongpang Ozukum, suggested the board to incorporate women too if there is a way out in the later stage.