Nagaland Children Education Allowance is a financial support scheme, which is a welfare program initiated by Nagaland Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (NBOCWWB). The effort will help in catering to the educational requirements of the children of registered construction workers in the state. In this plan, students between Nursery and Class 10 can obtain a monthly allowance of 500 per child as well as up to two children in a specific household.
This scheme is important in alleviating the financial cost of education and promoting further education among the children in the economically disadvantaged labour families.
Key Benefits of Nagaland Children Education Allowance
- Financial assistance of ₹500 every month per child.
- Support given to a maximum number of two children under eligible family.
- Applicable to school-going children, Nursery to Class 10.
- Assist in paying the general education fees including stationery, transport, and research work.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to apply to the Nagaland Children Education Allowance scheme, the applicants need to fulfill the following criteria:
- The parent or the guardian should be a registered building or construction worker.
- The employee(parent) should be registered with Nagaland Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
- The child should be studying in Nursery to Class 10 in a recognised institution of learning.
- Under this scheme, a worker can have benefits on a maximum of two children.
Documents Required
The following documents shall be attached by the applicants together with the official application form:
- Valid Worker Registration Card
- Bank Passbook (copy showing account details)
- Study Certificate issued by the school head
- Sealed and signed pages of the child’s Cumulative Record Book
Ensure all documents are self-attested, if required.
Application Process (Offline Only)
Follow the steps below to apply for the Nagaland Children Education Allowance:
- Visit the Nagaland Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board office during working hours and request the official application form.
- Fill in the form carefully with accurate personal and academic details.
- Attach all mandatory documents as instructed.
- Submit the completed application form to the Office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner.
- Collect an official receipt or acknowledgement containing details such as submission date, time and unique ID (if provided).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
𝟏. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞?
Applications are possible to parents of children who are enrolled in Nursery through Class 10 and registered construction workers under NBOCWWB.
𝟐. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝?
₹500 per month on each child, up to two children to each family.
𝟑. 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲?
No, the scheme can take applications via offline method currently.
𝟒. 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐬?
The allowance would be applied to the general expenses of education and not to specifically to the tuition fees.
𝟓. 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞?
No, the funding goes up to Class 10 only.
Final Notes
Nagaland Children Education Allowance is just a good support system to the construction workers who in most cases find it hard to pay the education costs of their children. Eligible employees are advised to submit applications via the assigned labour office to obtain monthly learning assistance and support that could ensure that their children could continue learning consistently.
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