- 45 million construction workers in India form the country's third largest employee base but fall in the unorganized sector with few protections - Only 23% of construction workers are registered with welfare boards, and out of over Rs 9,300 crore collected in cess for workers' welfare, only 13% has been utilized - The Building and Other Construction Workers Act of 1996 aims to regulate employment conditions and provide welfare measures like accident compensation, pensions, and education benefits, but implementation has been lacking

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3. CONSTRUCTION SECTOR WORKERS
• A construction worker is a tradesman, a
labourer (by tradition considered an unskilled
tradesman), or professional employed in the
physical construction of the built environment
and its infrastructure.

4. • India’s 45 million construction workers are evidently large in
numbers, mostly migrant, woefully undocumented and almost
totally ignored by the system at large.
• Attempts have been made to fix this by providing them with
some form of social security. For one, by collecting a cess
from their employers, typically contractors who work for real
estate developers. The money is being collected, it appears,
albeit only from only a quarter of the total number who are
registered. But it also appears that, even for this quarter of the
workforce, this money is lying unused and not flowing back to
the workers in any way.
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• Construction workers form the country’s third largest
employee base and fall in the unorganised or informal sector.
And thus are generally not covered under any Government
law nor do they have any kind of job security.

5. ISSUES
&
PROBLEMS
1. Lack of Safety Measures at Construction Site
2. lack of awareness and poor management
3. living condition is very much unhygienic
4. Dangerous Work Environment.
5. Treat construction workers as Employees.
Etc;

6. CONSTRUCTION SECTOR WORKERS
• 45 million construction workers form the country’s third
largest employee base and fall in the unorganised or informal
sector
• *Only 23% construction workers are registered with welfare
boards across the country
• *Out of over Rs 9,300 crore collected as cess for workers
welfare, only 13% (Rs 1,179 crore) has been utilised across the
country

7. The following welfare schemes are provided to the
workers.
(i) Accident benefit
• (a) Death due to accident Rs. 200,000/-
• (b) Permanent disability
• Total – Rs. 200,000/-
• 50% to 99% – Rs. 100,000/-
• 26% to 49% – Rs. 50,000/-
• 1% to 25% – Rs. 25,000/-
(ii) Natural death – Rs. 30,000/-
(iii) Maternity Assistance – Rs. 5,000/- (limited to two
confinements)
(iv) Training of workers in safety and other aspects
(v) Funeral expenses – Rs. 5,000/-
(vi) Disability pension – Rs. 500/- per month
(vii) Coaching fees for children of workers – Rs. 15,000/-

8. Building and Other Construction Workers
(Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act
1996
An Act to REGULATE THE EMPLOYMENT AND
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE of building and other
construction workers and to provide for their safety, health and
welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto be it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-
seventh Year of the Republic of India.

9. Aims And Objectives:
The above law aims to provide for regulation of employment & conditions of service of the building and
other construction workers as also their safety, health and welfare measures in every establishment, which
employs or employed during the preceding year ten or more workers. The exception made is only in
respect of residential houses for own purpose constructed with a cost not exceeding Rs. 10 lakh and such
other activities to which the provisions of Factories Act, 1948 and Mines Act, 1952 apply. Some of the other
main provisions of the Main Act are given below:
1. 1. Provision for an Advisory Committee at the Central and the State levels with the function to advise the
Governments concerned on such matters arising out of the administration of the Act as may be referred to
it.
2. 2. Provision for registration of each establishment within a period of sixty days from the commencement
of work to ensure that there are no malpractices and to discourage non-compliance of law by
circumventing.
3. 3. Provision for registration of building workers as beneficiaries under this Act.
4. 4. Provision for constitution a Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board by every State
Government to exercise the powers conferred on, and perform the functions assigned to it, under the Act.
5. 5. Provision for immediate assistance in case of accidents, old age pension, loans for construction of
house, premier for group insurance, financial assistance for education, to meet medical expenses,
maternity benefits etc.
6. 6. Provision for health and safety measures for the construction workers in conformity with ILO
convention No.167 concerning safety and health in construction revising the Safety Provisions (Building)
Convention, 1937. For this purpose comprehensive Central Rules i.e. Building and other Construction
Workers (Regulation of Service and Conditions of Service) Central Rules, 1998 have been notified by the
Central Government.
7. 7. Provision for constitution of safety committees in every establishment employing 500 or more workers
with equal representation from workers and employers in addition to appointment of safety officers qualified
in the field.
8. 8. Provision for Penalties of fine and imprisonment for violation and contravention of the Act.

10. Schemes:
• The following welfare schemes are provided to the workers.
• i) Accident benefit
• (a) Death due to accident Rs. 200,000/-
• (b) Permanent disability
• Total – Rs. 200,000/-
• 50% to 99% – Rs. 100,000/-
• 26% to 49% – Rs. 50,000/-
• 1% to 25% – Rs. 25,000/-
• (ii) Natural death – Rs. 30,000/-
• (iii) Maternity Assistance – Rs. 5,000/- (limited to two confinements)
• (iv) Training of workers in safety and other aspects
• (v) Funeral expenses – Rs. 5,000/-
• (vi) Disability pension – Rs. 500/- per month
• (vii) Coaching fees for children of workers – Rs. 15,000/-
• .
•

11. ACTS
Building and Other Construction Workers Act 1996 (BOCW) :
• The Central Government moved to correct these anomalies in 1996 when it
enacted two Acts
1.The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act
2.The Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess
Act – to regulate the employment and conditions of service of
building and other construction workers and provide for their safety,
health and welfare measures.
• The responsibility of collecting cess under the Building and Other
Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act and its utilisation for
welfare activities also lies with the respective welfare boards and the
State Governments

12. Activities
• Awareness building on their rights, acts
and safety measures at construction sites.
• Tying up with existing schemes and
services
• Cooperative building
• Ensuring dignified working conditions

13. ACTIVITIES
• Employment through Skill Training & Placement
• Social Mobilization & Institution Development
• Capacity Building & Training
• Self Employment Programme
• Shelter for Urban Homeless
• Support to Urban Street Vendors
• Innovative & Special Projects (I&SP)
• Awareness building on their Rights, Acts and safety measures at
construction sites.
• Tying up with existing schemes and services

14. REFERENCE
http://mhupa.gov.in/NULM_Mission/NULM_Mission.htm