Mizoram Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (MBOCWWB): Disability Pension

The scheme "Disability Pension" under the "Mizoram Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board" is implemented by the Mizoram Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Government of Mizoram, to provide welfare benefits to eligible construction workers. The Board has been constituted under the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996. A Welfare Fund has been established for providing admissible benefits to registered members. Eligible workers who become incapacitated due to injury or serious illness may receive a monthly disability pension and financial assistance based on the severity of the condition.

• Disability Pension: A monthly pension of ₹1,000/- is payable to an eligible member who becomes incapacitated for work before attaining 60 years of age due to injury or serious illness, with 40% or more disability certified by the Medical Board. - Financial Assistance: Financial assistance of up to ₹1,00,000/- is provided depending on the severity of the disability or condition. - Surviving Spouse Benefit: In the event of the death of a pensioner, 50% of the monthly pension then in payment may continue to be paid to the surviving spouse.
  

• The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
• The applicant must be between 18 and 60 years of age.
• The applicant must have been engaged as a construction worker for at least 90 days in a year.
• The applicant must be engaged as a contractor or employee in one of the covered categories of construction work.

Contractors or employees engaged in the following categories of work:

1. Carpenter
2. Mason
3. Cement Mason
4. Painter
5. Helper (Construction Works)
6. Electrician
7. Wireman
8. Fitter
9. Welder
10. Plumber
11. Iron and Aluminium Worker
12. Blacksmith
13. Lumberjack
14. Sand Extraction Worker
15. Stone Quarry Worker
16. Stone Breaker
17. Road and Earthwork Labourer
18. JCB/Dozer Operator
19. Construction Machine Operator
20. Construction Driver
21. Brick Factory Worker

    Membership Fee:

A one-time Registration Fee of ₹25/- shall be payable at the time of enrolment.
A monthly subscription of ₹10/- is payable to maintain active membership. Alternatively, an advance payment of ₹120/- may be made to cover one year's subscription.
Members wishing to pay the Membership/Renewal Fee in advance may do so for a period of up to three (3) years.
4. Membership must be renewed within one (1) year from the date of expiry, in accordance with Section 17 of the BOCW (RE&CS) Act, 1996.

Online

Step 1: Eligible registered members of the Welfare Board may apply for the respective welfare schemes by submitting the prescribed scheme-specific application form, duly filled in and accompanied by the requisite supporting documents, through the prescribed offline mode.
Step 2: The application forms and supporting documents shall be as specified by the Welfare Board for the respective scheme/benefit.

• Application Form for Registration under the Board: Click here.- Application Form for Disability Pension: Click here.

  Contact Us: Click here.

Documents Required for Membership:

1. Photocopy of Voter Identity Card. (Where the Voter I.D. Card does not indicate the applicant's date of birth, a supporting document clearly indicating the year of birth must also be furnished.)
2. Photocopy of Aadhaar Card (in accordance with Section 142 of the Code on Social Security, 2020).
3. Attested photocopy of the Family Ration Card.
4. Attested photocopy of the Bank Passbook.
5. Two (2) copies of passport-size photographs.
6. Recommendation/Attestation from the Local Council/Village Council and the concerned Branch YMA/YLA/MTP.