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BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER DIFFERENT SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES
Index :
State Assisted Scheme of Provident Fund for Unorganised Workers (SASPFUW):
West Bengal Unorganised Sector Workers’ Health Security Scheme
The West Bengal Beedi Workers Welfare Scheme
West Bengal Transport Workers’ Social Security Scheme, 2010.
Building and Other Construction Workers Act and West Bengal Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board :
 
State Assisted Scheme of Provident Fund for Unorganised Workers (SASPFUW): Benefits of the Scheme:
• Construction of houses : In addition to housing and other benefits extended through the Welfare and Cess Commissioner, Government of India, the State government provides grants to a Beedi worker @ Rs 10,000/- for construction of a house besides Central grant @ Rs 40,000/- per worker.
• Electrification : Rs 2,500/- is granted to a Beedi worker for domestic electrification.
• Infrastructure Development : For a cluster of houses/ accommodations built through cooperative housing, each unit (i.e. per worker) would be provided additional grant of Rs 10,000/- for building infrastructure like road, street lights, sanitation, planting of trees and other amenities.