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Government of Assam  |  Labour Welfare Department
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NIRMAN SAKHI
Assam Building & Other Construction Worker's Welfare Board
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Functions of the Board

Assam Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board collects Cess at 1% of the total project value from the establishments that undertake construction work worth more than Rs. 10 Lakh and use them for welfare purposes as defined in Section 22 of The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996.

Few of the major welfare provisions are mentioned below:
Provide immediate assistance to a beneficiary in case of accident
Make payment of pension to the beneficiaries who have completed the age of sixty years
Give such financial assistance for the education of children of the beneficiaries as may be prescribed
Meet such medical expenses for treatment of major ailments of a beneficiary or, such dependent, as may be prescribed
Make payment of maternity benefit to the female beneficiaries
Make provision and improvement of such other welfare measures and facilities as may be prescribed