Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana

What is Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana?

Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana is a welfare scheme of the Labour Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, run through the Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board. According to the scheme list published on the department's portal, shramevjayate.cg.gov.in, the scheme has been in force since 1 July 2018.

Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana answers a narrow but painful problem. Almost every welfare benefit for a construction worker's family in Chhattisgarh is attached to the worker's own registration with the BOCW Welfare Board. When the registered worker dies, that registration lapses, and the children, who were drawing scholarships as dependants: fall out of the system in the same year they lose a parent's income.

Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana closes that gap. The Board issues a Special Registration Card to the first two children of the deceased worker. The card substitutes for the parent's lapsed registration, so the children remain eligible for the Board's education schemes and can keep drawing them for the rest of their schooling or course.

The scheme is sometimes written in Hindi as विशेष शिक्षा सहायता योजना and searched in transliteration as "Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana Chhattisgarh" or "CG Shramik Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana". All refer to the same BOCW Board scheme.

Which education schemes does the Special Registration Card unlock?

Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana is a gateway, not a standalone cash transfer. Once the card is issued, the child is treated as an eligible dependant under the Chhattisgarh BOCW Welfare Board's education schemes, which include:

• Mukhyamantri Naunihal Chhatravriti Yojana. The Board's general scholarship for the school-going children of registered construction workers, with the amount rising with the class studied.
• Mukhyamantri Noni Babu Medhavi Shiksha Sahayata Yojana, the merit-based education assistance scheme for children who score well in board examinations.
• The Board's technical and higher education assistance schemes, support for children admitted to technical, professional and higher education courses.

Because the value of the benefit depends on which of these schemes the child qualifies for and at what stage of study, this scheme carries no single fixed rupee figure. The Chhattisgarh Labour Department publishes the rates for each linked scheme separately, and those rates are revised from time to time. Treat any figure quoted by an agent as unverified until you have seen it on shramevjayate.cg.gov.in or at the district Labour Office.

Who is eligible for Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana?

You can apply if all of the following are true:

• The parent was a registered construction worker with the Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
• The parent's registration was completed at least 1 year before the date of death. A registration taken a few weeks or months before death does not qualify.
• The applicant is the son or daughter of that deceased registered worker.
• The child is among the first 2 children of the worker.
• The application is made within 1 year of the date of death.
• The family is resident in Chhattisgarh and the child is studying.

You are not eligible, and cannot apply, if:

• The deceased parent was never registered with the BOCW Welfare Board, or the registration had lapsed and was not renewed at the time of death.
• The registration was less than one year old on the date of death.
• The child is the third or a later child of the deceased worker.
• The surviving parent is also a valid registered construction worker with the Board. In that case the children already qualify as dependants of a live registration and the Special Registration Card is not issued.
• The application is filed more than a year after the death.
• The worker was engaged in work that does not fall within the definition of building and other construction work under the BOCW Act, for example a factory worker or a shop employee, who is covered by different labour schemes.

There is no separate income ceiling published for this scheme beyond the eligibility rules of the BOCW registration itself, which is meant for manual construction workers.

What documents are required for Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana?

Carry originals as well as photocopies. The Labour Office verifies the registration number of the deceased worker against the Board's own database before the file moves forward, so a mismatch in the name or registration number between the labour card and the death certificate is worth correcting before you apply.

How to apply for Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana

1. Collect the death certificate of the registered construction worker from the municipal body or gram panchayat. Do this first. The one-year clock runs from the date of death printed on it.
2. Trace the worker's BOCW registration number from the labour card. If the card is lost, the district Labour Office can retrieve the record from the Board's database using the worker's name, father's name and village.
3. Visit the district or area Labour Office of the Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board that covers your area, and ask for the Vishesh Shiksha Sahayata Yojana application form.
4. Fill the form with the child's details, the deceased worker's registration number and date of death, and attach the documents listed above along with the self-declaration form.
5. Submit the file at the Labour Office and take a dated acknowledgement or receipt number. Do not leave without written proof of submission.
6. Wait for verification. Labour Department staff verify the registration period, the date of death and the number of children against the Board's records.
7. Collect the Special Registration Card once approved, and then apply for the specific education scheme — Naunihal Chhatravriti, Noni Babu Medhavi Shiksha Sahayata or the technical education scheme, for which the child qualifies in that academic year.

Applications under this scheme are offline. Anyone offering to file it online for a fee is charging you for a service that does not exist.

How to check your application status

• At the Labour Office, quote the acknowledgement number given at submission. This is the most reliable route for a pending file.
• On shramevjayate.cg.gov.in, use the reports and beneficiary sections to confirm the worker's registration status and to see the Board's scheme-wise beneficiary lists.
• On the CG Labour mobile app published by the department on the Play Store, which mirrors the portal's registration and scheme information.
• By phone on 0771-3505050, the Labour Department helpline, for general queries about which stage a scheme file is at.

Why applications get rejected, and how to fix it

• Registration less than one year old at death. This is the most common hard rejection and cannot be cured. Check the registration date on the labour card before applying.
• Registration lapsed for non-renewal. BOCW registration must be renewed periodically. If it had lapsed at the time of death, the claim usually fails; raise it with the district Labour Officer with any renewal receipts you hold.
• Application filed after one year. File as soon as the death certificate is issued, not after the school year ends.
• Third or later child applying. Only the first two children qualify. Order of birth is verified from birth records and the family's ration card.
• Name mismatch between the labour card, the death certificate and the child's Aadhaar. Get the spelling corrected at the issuing office first.
• Surviving parent holds a valid registration. Not a defect in the application, apply for the education schemes directly on the strength of the surviving parent's own registration instead.

Key dates to remember

• 1 July 2018, the date from which the scheme has been in force, per the Chhattisgarh Labour Department scheme list.
• 1 year before death, the minimum period for which the parent's BOCW registration must have been in place.
• 1 year after death. The outer limit for filing the application.
• Academic year, the linked education schemes follow the school and college calendar, so apply for them soon after admission each year.

Where to complain if the application is stuck

• Chhattisgarh Labour Department helpline: 0771-3505050, published on shramevjayate.cg.gov.in.
• The complaint and suggestion section of shramevjayate.cg.gov.in, for written grievances against a district office.
• The District Labour Officer, who is the first appellate point for a rejected or delayed BOCW Welfare Board claim.
• The Chhattisgarh Public Service Guarantee Act, 2011, the Labour Department has notified BOCW Welfare Board services under this Act, which sets time limits for disposal and gives you an appeal if the limit is breached. The notification is published on the department's portal.

No fee is payable to any agent for this scheme. Registration, renewal and scheme applications under the Chhattisgarh BOCW Welfare Board are free at the Labour Office.