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Step 2.3 Thayi Magu Sahaya Hastha

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Thayi Magu Sahaya Hastha offers registered construction workers and their children support for a duration of three years, starting from the child's delivery date, providing pre-school education and nutritional assistance.

What are the workers entitled to?

A registered female construction worker is entitled to receive support, including early childhood education and nutritional assistance for her child.

This support extends for a period of three years, starting from the child's date of birth.

The main goal is to support women in the construction sector by ensuring their children receive early education and proper nutrition during crucial developmental stages.

A woman should be registered construction worker under BoCW

Applications can be submitted within six months of delivery.

Please note Miscarriages are counted as live births

Each registered female construction worker is eligible to avail this facility twice, specifically for the birth of their first two children, with only two live births allowed.

The registered female construction worker is entitled to receive a total of Rs. 6000/- (500 rupees per month) twice, specifically for the birth of the first two children.

What are the eligibility criteria for accessing benefits from Thayi Magu Sahaya Hastha scheme?
  • All registered female construction workers with a valid labor card are eligible for the Thayi Magu Sahaya Hastha scheme.

Wife of a construction worker is not eligible for this benefit.

What type of documents required for application?
  • Filled application form XVII-A
  • Proof of Bank Account
  • Photo of Child
  • Employment Certificate
  • Attested proof of identity/labor card issued by the Board.
  • Discharge Summary & Birth Certificate of Child
What is the procedure to apply?

Applicant needs to submit the application via the Seva Sindhu portal.

  1. The applicant is required to complete and submit the application.
  2. The application will go through processing and verification conducted by a Senior/Labour Inspector.
  3. Subsequently, the application will be subject to review and approval by a Labor Officer.

Every application shall be accompanied by Birth Certificate of the Child obtained from the Registrar of Birth and Deaths

    Application need to be submitted within 6 months of delivery and annually for up to three years. 

    Application can be submitted every year (up to three years)

    Child living Affidavit shall be submitted for second and third year

      Common reasons why construction workers fail to receive the benefits under BoCW schemes

      Exclusion owing to policy design
      • Scheme only for registered woman construction worker with individual card. 
      • Proof of child's birth is necessary. Some female migrants lack official birth documents due to home delivery, making them ineligible.
      • Child living affidavit needed for second and third years, obtaining a lawyer's affidavit for a second child can be challenging and costly.
      • Applications can be submitted within six months of delivery.
      • Miscarriages counted as live births, only two live births allowed.

      Pregnant women must demonstrate a work experience of 90 days before delivery, which can be challenging, making them ineligible if this requirement is not fulfilled.

      Minimum one-year waiting period for maternity benefit eligibility.

      Only registered women construction workers are eligible; wives of construction workers are not eligible.

      Exclusion owing to lack of supporting documentation
      • AMigrants often face challenges in presenting a ration card isas a mandatory document. In some instances, migrants leave their ration cards in their native places to ensure a continued supply of rations to family members, posing a difficulty for migrants in providing the required documentation.
      • IfChanging the address in Aadhaar, even within Bangalore, poses a womanchallenge relocatesfor migrant workers who relocate after marriage, an Aadhaar address change is required, even if it's within Bangalore.marriage.
      • EmploymentA Certificate needed
      • Birthbirth certificate required for the child;child inis casesnecessary. In instances of home delivery, obtainingacquiring a discharge slip isposes challenging,a leadingchallenge, tocreating difficultiesobstacles in obtaining the birth certificate.
      • An Employment Certificate is required, but who work irregularly at various sites, obtaining the seal or signature of contractors poses a challenge in acquiring the certificate.
      • Applications can be submitted every year, for up to three years
      • Workers may submit applications every year, extending up to three years. However, some workers may be unaware of this, leading to their exclusion from the scheme benefits.
      Exclusion owing to eligibility conditions
      • To qualify

        Eligibility for this program,scheme requires women mustto be registered as construction workers.
        workers, and wives of construction workers are not eligible.

      • It

        Scheme is exclusively available exclusively to vulnerable households, andmandating therefore,the possession of a ration cardcard.

        is mandatory.
      Exclusion owing to renewal related process
      • The program spans three years and is renewable annually, but knowledge gaps can hinder the renewal process after the first year.