CANON · REGULATION / BOCW-1996
Building and Other Construction Workers Act
DefinedTerm · Legislation
The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996 mandates: registration of every construction establishment employing 10 or more workers; welfare fund contributions (1% of construction cost) to state BOCW boards; health and safety measures; hours of work; overtime; and accident compensation. The BOCW Welfare Cess Act 1996 imposes a cess on construction cost.
- TERM CODE
- bocw-1996
- LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER
- BOCW Act, 1996
- LEGISLATION JURISDICTION
- India
- LEGISLATION LEGAL FORCE
- https://schema.org/InForce
- ADDITIONAL PROPERTY
- in-effectstatusAny construction project in India employing 10+ workers must register under BOCW and contribute to the welfare fund. Signed worker rolls, cess payment evidence, and safety records are the BOCW compliance deliverables.reasoninfrastructureappliesSectorsindia-supply,labor-complianceappliesTriggersappliesMaterials
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