Maharashtra BOCW Bandhkam Kamgar Education Scholarship

The Maharashtra BOCW Bandhkam Kamgar Education Scholarship is the umbrella name for the seven distinct education-assistance schemes (coded E01 through E07) administered by the Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. The scheme provides annual financial assistance to the first two children of registered construction workers, and for E04 and E05 also to the worker's spouse, covering Class I through professional and post-graduate courses.

Eligibility requires that the parent worker be actively registered with MBOCWW with at least 90 days of construction work in the preceding 12 months, and that the worker is between 18 and 60 years of age. The student must be a permanent resident of Maharashtra, enrolled in a school, college, or university recognised by the Government of Maharashtra or Government of India. Class I to VII students need 75 per cent attendance, while Class X or XII pass with 50 per cent or more marks unlocks the E02 one-time award.

Class-wise annual amounts are Rs. 2,500 for Classes I to VII, Rs. 5,000 for Classes VIII to X, Rs. 10,000 for Class X or XII pass with 50 per cent and above (one-time), Rs. 10,000 per year for Classes XI to XII, Rs. 20,000 per year for degree books and textbook expenses (years 1 to 3), Rs. 60,000 per year for engineering degree, Rs. 1,00,000 per year for medical degree, Rs. 20,000 per year for diploma, Rs. 25,000 per year for post-graduation diploma, and full fee reimbursement for the MS-CIT computer course (E07). Scholarship is paid by Direct Benefit Transfer to the worker's bank account.