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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 :
 
West Bengal Transport Workers’ Social Security Scheme, 2010.
Benefits of the Scheme:
Pension :
• Pension shall be allowed to a beneficiary who has been a beneficiary under the scheme for a continuous period of not less than five years at the rate of Rs.750/- per month. The amount of pension shall be enhanced by Rupees ten for each completed year as a beneficiary in excess of five years.
• Such pension shall be allowed after completion of sixty years of age to a beneficiary and shall continue till his death. After the death of the beneficiary, Widow/widower will receive Pension at the rate of 50% of the pension amount received by the beneficiary before death. Provided that in some exceptional cases due to total permanent disablement of a beneficiary the Executive Council may allow pension before completion of 60 years of age at the rate of Rs.750/- per month
Assistance on death and permanent disablement :
• A nominee/ dependent of a beneficiary shall be entitled to a relief of
(a) Rs One Lac Fifty Thousand only, in cases of death of the beneficiary arising out of an accident.
(b) Rs Fifty Thousand Only in cases of normal death of the beneficiary.
• Relief in cases of permanent disability arising from any accident will be allowed to a beneficiary in the following manner
(a) Loss of one hand from elbow : Rs 25,000.00/-
(b) Loss of one leg below the knee : Rs 25,000.00/-
(c) Loss of one eye : Rs 25,000.00/-
(d) Loss of total hearing capacity – one ear : Rs 25,000.00/-
(e) Loss of thumb : Rs. 9000/-
(d) loss of any other finger : Rs. 4000/-
Explanation -

For the purposes of this provision in cases of multiple natures of disablement, relief will be calculated on the basis of total disablement subject to a maximum of Fifty thousand rupees.
NO assistance under this provision shall be allowed if such death or permanent disablement was :

(a) caused by intentional self injury, suicide or attempted suicide, insanity or immorality or if the member was under influence of intoxicating liquor, drug or narcotic or,
(b) caused by injuries resulting from riots, civil commotions, or racing of any kind.
Medical benefit for major ailments :
• A beneficiary or any member of his family suffering from serious ailments like TB, Cancer, Leprosy, Cardiac problems, malfunctioning of kidney(s), AIDS, or thalacemia requiring hospitalization and treatment may be allowed relief up to a maximum of Rupees twenty thousand per annum per beneficiary.
• In cases of major surgery additional relief up to Rupees sixty thousand only may be allowed.
Maternity Benefit :
• A relief of Rs. 6000/- shall be allowed to a beneficiary on successful delivery of a child or miscarriage by such beneficiary or his wife, as the case may be, on the basis of a certificate from a registered medical practitioner provided that such benefit shall not be allowed more than twice.
Assistance for purchase of Spectacles :
• An assistance of Rupees Five Hundred only will be allowed to a beneficiary once every five years on production of proper prescription and proof of purchase of spectacles.
Funeral expenses :
• Assistance of Rs Three Thousand would be allowed for funeral expenses in cases of death of the beneficiary.
Explanation – Application for such assistance shall be made along with application for relief for accidental / normal death of the beneficiary.
Assistance for education of children :
• One time assistance for education of children of a beneficiary shall be allowed in the following manner:-
(1) Higher Secondary : Rs. 4,000/-
(2) Graduation :         Rs. 6,000/-
(3) Post Graduation : Rs. 8,000/-
(4) Engineering/Medical : Rs. 30,000/-
Assistance for marriage :
• An assistance of Rs. 10,000/- may be allowed for marriage of the beneficiary
• An assistance of Rs. 10,000/- may be allowed to a beneficiary for marriage of his dependent sons/ daughters up to a maximum of two only.
 
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