Scholarship
Education Assistance for the Construction Workers(EDFTCW)
Overview
About EDFTCW
Education Assistance for the Construction Workers is a welfare scholarship run by the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, which operates under the Labour Department, Government of NCT of Delhi. The Board was set up under the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, and functions under the chairmanship of Delhi's Minister of Labour. It sits within a wider set of welfare measures the Board runs for registered construction workers, spanning medical support, pensions, housing, and education.
The scheme is a direct cash benefit. It helps meet the schooling and higher-education costs of a registered worker's children, with support scaled by the level of study, from the primary classes through the school-leaving years, graduation, ITI and polytechnic diplomas, and technical courses such as engineering, medicine, and management. The purpose is to keep a construction worker's children in education without the family carrying the fee burden alone.
You qualify through a parent, not on your own account. The assistance is meant for the children of a construction worker who is registered and active with the Board, with school-level support available after registration and the higher-course support tied to a longer period of membership. The exact study levels, the amounts payable, and the number of children a member may nominate are fixed by the Board's rules.
Sources: myScheme - Education Assistance for the Construction Workers · Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board - Welfare Schemes · Labour Department, Government of NCT of Delhi - Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
Who runs it
Provider
Delhi Building And Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
State / UT Government
Labour Department · Delhi Building And Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
At a glance
Key details
| Level | State/ UT |
| Scheme type | — |
| Category | Education & Learning, Social welfare & Empowerment |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Online |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| The applicant should be a resident of Delhi. | |
| The applicant should be a Building/Construction Worker. | |
| The applicant should be between 18 and 60 years. | |
| The applicant should have served the Board for at least 90 days in a given year. | |
| The applicant should be a children of the construction worker. | |
| The applicant should be studying in any of the following classes: Class 1 to 8/ Class 9 to 10/ Class 11 to 12/ Graduation level/ ITI Course/ L.LB. Course/ Polytechnic Diploma/ Technical Course such as Engineering, Medical, MBA/ Open learning/ Distant learning. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- Sl. NoClass/LevelQuantum of Assistance (Per Month)1.Class 1 to 8₹ 500/-2.Class 9 to 10₹ 700/-3.Class 11 to 12₹ 1,000/- 4.Graduation level₹ 3,000/-5.ITI Course₹ 4,000/-6.L.LB. Course (5 Years)₹ 4,000/-7.L.LB Course (3 years)₹ 3,000/- 8.Polytechnic Diploma₹ 5,000/-9.Technical Course such as Engineering, Medical, MBA₹ 10,000/-10. Distance education/ open learning school/ College/ private study and obtains certificate from recognized School /College /institution75% of the grant allowed for regular study. Financial assistance will be provided only one time for any graduation level course.
- Note: Scholarships are provided upto 2 nominated children of Registered and Live Member of the Board, after the completion of year of study.
- Financial assistance for 1, 2 and 3 above shall be available to members from the date of their registration with the Board.
- Financial assistance for 4 to 10 above shall be available to members who have membership for more than one year.
- In case a Beneficiary dies his/her children will be still given financial assistance upto Class-VIII.
- In case a beneficiary dies, and she has been a member for more than five years, then his/her children will get financial education for completing their schooling.
- In case a beneficiary dies, and she/he has been a member for more than five years, then his/her children will get financial education for completing their schooling.
- In case a beneficiary dies and his/ her children are already getting financial assistance for any course (accepted by the Board), then the assistance will continue for the normal duration of that course subject to normal conditions like attendance etc.
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply online
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
EDFTCW – FAQ
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.