Old Age Pension Scheme - On Completion of 65 Years (UKBOCWWB)

What is the Old Age Pension Scheme on completion of 65 years?

The Old Age Pension Scheme on completion of 65 years is implemented by the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (UKBOCWWB) under the Labour Department, Government of Uttarakhand. The scheme pays a monthly pension of Rs 1,500 to registered construction workers who have attained the age of 65 years.

Construction is physically demanding work with no employer-run pension, and most construction workers in Uttarakhand move between contractors rather than holding a formal job. The Board's pension, funded from the construction cess levied on building activity in the state, is designed to give such a worker a predictable monthly income after the age at which site work is no longer realistic.

Key facts

• Pension amount: Rs 1,500 per month.
• Qualifying age: 65 years completed.
• Applicant must be registered with UKBOCWWB.
• The worker must not be availing benefits under any other scheme, confirmed by affidavit.
• Application is made online through a Shramik Suvidha Kendra.

How does this relate to the Board's pension at 60 years?

UKBOCWWB operates its old-age pension in two stages. A registered construction worker becomes eligible for the Board's old-age pension on completing 60 years, and on completing 65 years the worker files a fresh application under this scheme for the Rs 1,500 a month rate.

This is why the document checklist for the 65-year scheme is unusual: it asks for the pension certificate issued by the Board along with the previous Shramik card. Those two papers are the evidence that the worker is already on the Board's pension rolls from the earlier stage. A worker who has been drawing the Board's pension since 60 should therefore keep the original sanction certificate safely. It is the document that makes the 65-year application straightforward.

Who is eligible for this pension?

You can apply if:

• You are a construction worker registered with the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
• You have attained the age of 65 years.
• You can produce your previous Shramik card and the pension certificate issued by the Board.
• You can swear an affidavit that you are not availing benefits under any other scheme.

You cannot apply / are not eligible if:

• You are below 65 years of age. A worker between 60 and 65 should claim under the Board's 60-year old-age pension instead.
• You are not registered with UKBOCWWB, or your registration lapsed and was never renewed.
• You are already drawing a pension under another scheme, which the mandatory affidavit rules out.
• You are registered with the construction workers' welfare board of another state rather than Uttarakhand.
• You cannot produce the Board's pension certificate or the previous Shramik card that the application requires.

What documents are required?

How to apply for the 65-year old age pension

1. Check that your UKBOCWWB registration record is in order. Locate your previous Shramik card and the pension certificate the Board issued for your earlier pension. Both have to be attached.
2. Get the affidavit prepared stating that you are not availing benefits under any other scheme, and fill the self-declaration certificate.
3. Visit a Shramik Suvidha Kendra. Online applications for this pension are submitted through Shramik Suvidha Kendras, the Board's assisted-service counters, not through a self-service login.
4. Submit the application form with the previous Shramik card, the Board's pension certificate, the self-declaration certificate and the affidavit, along with your Aadhaar, age proof and bank passbook.
5. Collect the acknowledgement with the application reference number and keep it for follow-up.
6. Wait for the departmental investigation. Upon successful verification, the pension is sanctioned and disbursed to the worker's bank account.

How do I check my pension status?

Check the status at the Shramik Suvidha Kendra where the application was filed, quoting the acknowledgement reference, or at your District Labour Office. Registration and benefit status against a Shramik card can also be checked on ukbocw.uk.gov.in using the registration or mobile number. The Uttarakhand Citizen Call Centre, 155300, is the state's published number for reaching the correct district office.

If the pension stops after it has started, the two things to check first are whether the bank account is still active and correctly linked and whether the Board's records still show the registration as valid. A dormant or closed bank account is the commonest cause of a credit failing, and it is fixed by giving updated account details to the District Labour Office.

Common reasons a pension claim is rejected, and how to fix them

• Age not yet 65. The scheme is strictly for workers who have attained 65 years. Apply under the 60-year pension in the meantime.
• Pension certificate not attached — the Board's earlier sanction certificate is a listed requirement. If it is lost, ask the District Labour Office for a duplicate or a certified extract from the Board's records before filing.
• Previous Shramik card missing, apply for a duplicate card at the District Labour Office rather than filing an incomplete form.
• Affidavit not filed, or a second pension found. The affidavit is checked during the departmental investigation, and a parallel pension under another scheme disqualifies the claim.
• Age proof inconsistent with Aadhaar or the Board's record. Get the records reconciled first; a mismatch stalls verification.
• Bank account not in the applicant's own name or dormant. The pension is credited to the registered worker, so correct the account details with the Board.
• Registration lapsed and never renewed. Reactivate the registration at the District Labour Office before applying.

How this fits with the Board's other benefits

The 65-year old-age pension is the last stage of a set of benefits the UKBOCWWB funds from the construction cess. Across a working life the same registration gives a worker a toolkit, a bicycle or sewing machine, maternity and medical support, education assistance for two children, Rs 61,000 marriage assistance for a daughter, housing assistance, the old-age pension from 60 years, and finally this enhanced pension from 65 years. A worker who registered early and kept the card renewed is the one who reaches 65 with the paperwork this scheme asks for already in hand.

Grievance and contact route

For a delayed sanction or an unpaid instalment, approach your District Labour Office first and then the UKBOCWWB office at the GMVN Building, Rajpur Road, Dehradun 248001. Keep the acknowledgement slip, the Shramik card number and the pension certificate ready when you follow up.

The pension application is free. No agent, contractor or middleman can lawfully charge you money to register with the Board, to file the pension claim, or to get the monthly credit started.