Old Age Pension Scheme - On Completion of 60 Years (UKBOCWWB)

What is the Old Age Pension Scheme (UKBOCWWB)?

Old Age Pension Scheme - On Completion of 60 Years is a welfare pension for construction workers, run by the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (UKBOCWWB) under the state Labour Department. The scheme pays a monthly pension of Rs 1,000 to a construction worker who is registered with the board and has completed 60 years of age.

Construction is physically demanding work, and most building and construction workers are in the unorganised sector with no employer pension. The Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board is funded by a cess on construction activity, and it uses that fund to provide social security benefits: including this old-age pension: to the workers who register with it. The pension gives an ageing worker a small but steady monthly income after they can no longer do heavy work.

The scheme is one of several welfare benefits the board offers registered workers. A related scheme provides a higher monthly pension of Rs 1,500 to registered workers who have completed 65 years of age.

Who is eligible for the pension?

You can apply if:

• You are a construction worker registered with the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and hold a valid Shramik card.
• You have completed 60 years of age.
• You are not drawing a pension from any other scheme. You must declare this by affidavit.
• Your labour registration with the board is active and up to date.

You cannot apply / are not eligible if:

• You are below 60 years of age.
• You are not registered with the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
• You are already receiving a pension from another scheme, which the affidavit is designed to rule out.
• Your registration with the board has lapsed and has not been renewed.

Registration with the board is the gateway condition, the pension is a benefit for registered construction workers, so a worker who has never registered, or whose card has lapsed, must first sort out the registration.

How much benefit does the scheme provide?

The scheme pays Rs 1,000 per month. According to the board's process, the pension is credited to the worker's bank account and disbursed on a half-yearly basis after the application is verified and sanctioned. To keep the pension running, the pensioner must submit a life certificate every six months — a simple document confirming the pensioner is alive: before each half-yearly cycle.

The pension is a defined monthly amount, not a variable one. It is meant as a basic old-age income support for a worker who has spent years in construction and is now past working age.

What documents are required?

The Shramik card and the affidavit are the two documents at the heart of the application: the card proves you are a registered construction worker, and the affidavit confirms you are not double-dipping on another pension.

How to apply for the Old Age Pension Scheme

1. Go to a Shramik Suvidha Kendra (labour facilitation centre) with your Shramik card, Aadhaar, bank passbook, self-declaration and affidavit.
2. Submit the application for the Old Age Pension Scheme, giving your registration details and age.
3. Provide the affidavit stating that you are not availing a pension from any other scheme, along with the self-declaration certificate.
4. Attend departmental verification. The labour department checks that your registration, age and documents are correct.
5. Receive the sanction; once the documents are found correct, the pension is sanctioned and paid to your bank account on a half-yearly basis.
6. Submit a life certificate every six months to keep the pension running without a break.

Applying through the Shramik Suvidha Kendra is the standard route, and the staff there help a worker complete the form and attach the documents correctly.

How can you check your pension status?

To check the status of your pension application or payment, contact the Shramik Suvidha Kendra where you applied, or the district labour office, quoting your Shramik card / registration number. Scheme and board information is available on the Labour Department portal at labour.uk.gov.in. For general help you can call the Uttarakhand citizen call centre on 155300.

Common reasons an application is rejected

• Registration lapsed, the Shramik card is not active or has not been renewed.
• Age not completed, the worker has not yet turned 60.
• Affidavit missing or the worker is found to be drawing another pension.
• Bank details incorrect, so the pension cannot be credited.
• Documents do not match during departmental verification.

Most rejections are fixed by renewing the board registration, correcting the bank details, or supplying the missing affidavit and reapplying.

How is the scheme funded and how does registration work?

The Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board is financed by a cess levied on the cost of construction across the state, collected under the labour welfare law for building and other construction workers. That cess pool is what pays for the board's welfare benefits, including this old-age pension, so the pension does not come from a worker's own contributions in the way a provident fund would.

To draw the pension a worker must first be a registered construction worker. Registration with the board is done through the labour department and produces the Shramik card that every benefit application depends on. A worker who has done building or construction work but never registered should complete registration first, because eligibility for the pension flows entirely from that registration. Workers are also expected to keep their membership current; a lapsed registration is one of the quickest ways to lose access to board benefits.

How does this pension differ from the 65-year pension and the state social pension?

Uttarakhand's construction workers board runs two age-based pensions: this one on completion of 60 years at Rs 1,000 a month, and a separate scheme on completion of 65 years at Rs 1,500 a month. A worker moves through the board's own pension track based on age, and the affidavit requirement ensures a worker is not simultaneously drawing another pension for the same purpose.

This board pension is also distinct from the general state old-age (social security) pension that the social welfare department pays to elderly residents. The board pension is specifically a benefit of registration as a construction worker, funded by the construction cess, whereas the social security pension is a separate, means-tested scheme. A worker should check which one fits their situation and avoid applying for overlapping benefits that the affidavit rules out.

Where do you raise a grievance?

Raise a grievance first at the Shramik Suvidha Kendra or the district labour office that handled your application, quoting your registration number. If it is not resolved, escalate through the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and the Labour Department portal at labour.uk.gov.in, or call the state citizen call centre on 155300. The pension is a statutory welfare benefit funded by the construction cess, so no agent should charge you a fee to get it sanctioned.