Scholarship
Financial Assistance for Education of Self/ Children of Beneficiaries(FAFEOSCOB)
Overview
About FAFEOSCOB
This scheme provides cash assistance towards the schooling and higher studies of West Bengal's registered construction workers and their children. It is run by the state's Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board, a statutory body under the Labour Department, Government of West Bengal, which extends welfare support to the workers enrolled with it.
The Board draws its authority from the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, which requires every state to set up such a board and lets it give financial assistance for the education of beneficiaries' children.
The education benefit is one strand of a wider welfare package the Board runs for construction labour, alongside accident relief, pension after 60, medical support and maternity benefits. For this scheme the support reaches a registered worker who is studying, or their children in Higher Secondary and above. Eligibility runs through registration with the Board, so a worker has to be enrolled as a beneficiary before applying for themselves or their family.
Sources: myScheme - Financial Assistance for Education of Self/Children of Beneficiaries · Chief Labour Commissioner - Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996
Who runs it
Provider
West Bengal State Government
State / UT Government
Labour Department
At a glance
Key details
| Level | State/ UT |
| Scheme type | — |
| Category | Education & Learning, Social welfare & Empowerment |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Offline |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
|---|
Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker | The applicant should be a resident of West Bengal. |
| For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker | The applicant should be a Building/ Construction Worker. |
| For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker | The applicant should be between 18 and 60 years. |
| For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker | The applicant should have engaged in building and construction work for at least 90 days in a given year. |
| For the Application of the Welfare Scheme | The applicant should be a registered member or his/ her children Under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of West Bengal. |
| For the Application of the Welfare Scheme | The applicant should be studying Higher Secondary and above. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- ClassAmountMadhyamik passed & Admitted to class XI ₹4,000/-Promoted to class XII ₹5,000/-H.S. passed & Admitted to Graduation ₹6,000/-Admitted to P.G. ₹8,000/-Admitted to Medical/Engineering/MBA/CA ₹30.000/-
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply offline
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
FAFEOSCOB – 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.