How to register with the Construction Workers Welfare Board and get the card, renew it, and claim its help for a marriage, a birth, a death, an accident or a hospital stay.
For whom: People in Telangana who work on buildings, roads and other construction (masons, helpers, plumbers, electricians, painters, carpenters and others), and their families.
Published on 30-10-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
Answer a few questions to see which steps apply to you. The whole guide is below.
Documents you need
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Form XXVII (application to register)
original
If you don't have it:
It is on the Board website's "Downloads" page (in Telugu), or ask at the ALO office.
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Certificate of employment (that you are a construction worker)
original
If you don't have it:
A Labour Department officer (Assistant Labour Officer or above) gives it after checking for themselves. You, a construction workers' union, a registered construction establishment or a government agency in construction can ask for it.
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Two passport-size photos
original
📷 What the photo must look like
• One photo is pasted on Form XXVII.
Not confirmed: The Board says only "passport size"; it gives no measurements, colour or background. Ask at the ALO office.
Meet your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO) and ask for a certificate of employment as a construction worker. The officer checks your work for themselves before giving it.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
Not confirmed: You can find your ALO under "Search Officer" on the Board website and under "Contact Us" on the Labour Department website. The new Labour Codes took effect on 21 November 2025; the central government said the old Acts, rules and schemes continue during the change. The Board website still shows the old procedure; ask the ALO whether it is still the same.
2.
Pay the ₹50 registration fee and ₹60 for five years' membership, ₹110 in all, at a MeeSeva centre, or by challan at any SBI branch into the Board's account 62371607136 (IFSC: SBIN0020066). Keep the receipt.
🏢 MeeSeva centre or SBI branch
💰 Fee: ₹110 · ₹50 registration + ₹60 for five years. For one year only, ₹50 + ₹12.
Not confirmed: We found nothing official on whether MeeSeva adds its own service charge to this fee, or how much. Check the amount on the receipt.
3.
Fill in Form XXVII. Name your wife or husband as nominee (someone else only if you have none). Paste one photo, and give the form with the document copies and the fee receipt to the ALO.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
📎 Form XXVII (application to register), Certificate of employment (that you are a construction worker), Two passport-size photos, Proof of age, Ration card, Voter ID card, Aadhaar card, One more ID card or a bank passbook (any one), Fee receipt (MeeSeva receipt or SBI challan)
4.
After checking, the ALO gives you a laminated BOC card. You can follow the registration under "Status of Worker Registrations" on the Board website.
Not confirmed: We found no official time limit for issuing the card.
Only if
What do you need? Renew my card
5.
Pay the renewal fee, ₹12 a year or ₹60 for five years, by challan at any SBI branch into the Board's account 62371607136.
🏦 Any SBI branch
💰 Fee: ₹12 a year, or ₹60 for five years.
Not confirmed: The Board's page does not say whether the renewal fee can also be paid at MeeSeva (it says so only for the registration fee). Ask the ALO.
6.
Give a copy of the challan to your area's ALO.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
📎 Copy of the SBI challan for the renewal fee
Only if
What do you need? Claim a benefit for a registered worker
7.
Before claiming, check that the card has been renewed (the forms ask "renewed up to" and the challan details). Get the form for that benefit from the Board website's "Downloads" page.
What do you need? Claim a benefit for a registered worker · Which benefit? Marriage gift
8.
Marriage gift, ₹30,000: for an unmarried woman worker, or for two daughters (aged 18 or more) of a registered worker. If both parents are registered, only one of them gets it. Give the form and documents to the ALO within one year of the marriage.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
📎 The claim form for that benefit, with your photo pasted on it, Attested copy of the BOC (registration) card, Copy of the latest renewal challan, Wedding invitation card and wedding photos, Marriage certificate (attested copy), Proof of the bride's age, Aadhaar card, Advance stamped receipt, First page of the bank passbook (attested copy)
⏱️ within 365 days · Within one year of the date of the marriage.
Only if
What do you need? Claim a benefit for a registered worker · Which benefit? Maternity benefit
9.
Maternity benefit, ₹30,000 a delivery, for up to two deliveries: for a woman worker, a male worker's wife, and two daughters of a worker. It is paid only once the worker has been registered for 12 months. A woman worker gets ₹10,000 in the 7th month of pregnancy and ₹20,000 after the delivery. Give the form and documents to the ALO within one year of the delivery.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
📎 The claim form for that benefit, with your photo pasted on it, Attested copy of the BOC (registration) card, Copy of the latest renewal challan, Delivery certificate, The baby's birth certificate, Advance stamped receipt, First page of the bank passbook (attested copy)
⏱️ within 365 days · Within one year of the date of the delivery.
Not confirmed: The order does not say how or when to apply for the ₹10,000 paid in the 7th month. Ask the ALO.
Only if
What do you need? Claim a benefit for a registered worker · Which benefit? Natural death
10.
If a registered worker dies a natural death, the nominee, dependant or legal heir gets ₹1,00,000. If the ₹30,000 for funeral expenses was not paid before the funeral, it is paid with this amount. Give the form and documents to the ALO.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
📎 The claim form for that benefit, with your photo pasted on it, The deceased worker's BOC card (original), Copy of the latest renewal challan, Death certificate, Proof that you are the nominee or a dependant, Legal heir certificate (only if no nominee or dependant is claiming), Advance stamped receipt, First page of the bank passbook (attested copy)
Not confirmed: The order sets no deadline for claiming natural death relief.
Only if
What do you need? Claim a benefit for a registered worker · Which benefit? Death in an accident
11.
If a registered worker dies in an accident, at work or anywhere else, the nominee, dependant or legal heir gets ₹6,00,000. The ₹30,000 for funeral expenses and, for an accident at work, ₹20 a kilometre to take the body to the native place within the State are paid with it if they were not paid before. Give the form and documents to the ALO.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
📎 The claim form for that benefit, with your photo pasted on it, The deceased worker's BOC card (original), Copy of the latest renewal challan, Death certificate, Copy of the police FIR (attested), Post-mortem report (attested copy), Proof that you are the nominee or a dependant, Legal heir certificate (only if no nominee or dependant is claiming), Advance stamped receipt, First page of the bank passbook (attested copy)
Not confirmed: The order sets no deadline for claiming accidental death relief.
Only if
What do you need? Claim a benefit for a registered worker · Which benefit? Disability from an accident
12.
If a registered worker is permanently disabled in an accident (at work or anywhere else), they get ₹5,00,000 for total disability, or up to ₹4,00,000 for partial disability. A worker who lost a limb can also get artificial limbs or a wheelchair / tricycle. Give the form and documents to the ALO.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
📎 The claim form for that benefit, with your photo pasted on it, Attested copy of the BOC (registration) card, Copy of the latest renewal challan, Aadhaar card, Disability certificate (attested copy), Copy of the police FIR (attested), Advance stamped receipt, First page of the bank passbook (attested copy)
Not confirmed: The FIR is needed only if a police case was registered. There is a separate form on the Board website for artificial limbs.
Only if
What do you need? Claim a benefit for a registered worker · Which benefit? Help during a hospital stay
13.
If a registered worker stays in hospital for 5 days or more after an accident or illness, they get ₹300 a day, up to ₹4,500 a month. For serious illnesses such as heart disease, kidney failure or cancer, it can be paid for up to 3 months with a medical officer's certificate. Give the form and documents to the ALO.
🏛️ Office of your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO), Labour Department
📎 The claim form for that benefit, with your photo pasted on it, Attested copy of the BOC (registration) card, Copy of the latest renewal challan, Hospital admission card, Medical certificate, Advance stamped receipt, First page of the bank passbook (attested copy)
Only if
What do you need? Claim a benefit for a registered worker
14.
The ALO makes an enquiry and reports to the district Deputy Commissioner of Labour (DCL); after the district committee checks it, the money goes straight into the savings bank account. Follow it under "Check Claim Status" on the Board website with the BOC card number and your mobile number (OTP).
Not confirmed: The orders set no time within which the money must be paid.
Only if
What do you need? A worker who was not registered died or was disabled in an accident at work · What happened? The worker died
15.
If a worker who was not registered dies in an accident while working at a construction site, the dependants get ₹50,000, plus ₹30,000 for funeral expenses and ₹20 a kilometre to take the body to the native place. Give the form and documents to the district Deputy Commissioner of Labour (DCL), who makes an enquiry about the dependants.
🏛️ Office of the district Deputy Commissioner of Labour (DCL)
📎 Claim form for unregistered workers (fatal accident / disability relief), with your photo pasted on it, The applicant's ration card, The applicant's Aadhaar card, Death certificate, Copy of the police FIR (attested), Post-mortem report (attested copy), Panchanama, Advance stamped receipt, First page of the bank passbook (attested copy)
Not confirmed: This scheme comes from a 2011 order of undivided Andhra Pradesh; the Telangana Board lists it as in force. Ask your ALO whether to give the form to the ALO or the DCL.
Only if
What do you need? A worker who was not registered died or was disabled in an accident at work · What happened? The worker was permanently disabled
16.
If a worker who was not registered is permanently disabled in an accident at work, they get ₹20,000 for 50% disability or more, and ₹10,000 for less than 50%. Give the form and documents to the district Deputy Commissioner of Labour (DCL).
🏛️ Office of the district Deputy Commissioner of Labour (DCL)
📎 Claim form for unregistered workers (fatal accident / disability relief), with your photo pasted on it, The applicant's ration card, The applicant's Aadhaar card, Copy of the police FIR (attested), Disability certificate, Advance stamped receipt, First page of the bank passbook (attested copy)
Not confirmed: This scheme comes from a 2011 order of undivided Andhra Pradesh; the Telangana Board lists it as in force. Ask your ALO whether to give the form to the ALO or the DCL.
You cannot get this
The Board's rules and Form XXVII say nothing about Indian citizens living abroad. To register, you must have done construction work on at least 90 days in the last 12 months, and a Labour Department officer must check your work for themselves. Ask your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO) or the Board (customer care 08069434343) first.
Not confirmed: We found no official rule that says whether this applies to Indian citizens living abroad; only that office can tell you.
You cannot get this
The Board's rules and Form XXVII do not mention OCI cardholders. Under the Ministry of Home Affairs notification S.O. 1050(E) of 4 March 2021, an OCI cardholder is a foreign national, not an Indian citizen, and in economic fields the notification does not name has the same rights as a foreigner. Ask your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO) or the Board (customer care 08069434343) first.
Not confirmed: We found no official rule that says whether this applies to OCI cardholders; only that office can tell you.
You cannot get this
The Board's rules and Form XXVII do not mention foreign nationals. Ask your area's Assistant Labour Officer (ALO) or the Board (customer care 08069434343) first.
Not confirmed: We found no official rule that says whether this applies to foreign nationals; only that office can tell you.
You cannot get this
Only construction workers who are 18 or older and not yet 60 can register with the Board.
You cannot get this
To register, you must have done building or other construction work on at least 90 days in the last 12 months. Apply once you have 90 days.
Fees and time limits
Step 2
💰 ₹110 · ₹50 registration + ₹60 for five years. For one year only, ₹50 + ₹12.
Step 5
💰 ₹12 a year, or ₹60 for five years.
Step 8
⏱️ within 365 days · Within one year of the date of the marriage.
Step 9
⏱️ within 365 days · Within one year of the date of the delivery.
If something goes wrong
If it is rejected
If the card or a benefit is refused, ask the ALO why. A complaint about an ALO goes to the Assistant Commissioner of Labour (ACL); about an ACL, to the Deputy Commissioner of Labour (DCL); about a DCL, to the zone's Joint Commissioner of Labour (JCL); about a JCL, to the Commissioner of Labour. Their phone numbers are under "Contact Us" on the Labour Department website.
Not confirmed: The orders we read set out no appeal.
If it is late
If it is taking long, check the status on the Board website ("Status of Worker Registrations", "Check Claim Status"). Then call the Board: customer care 08069434343, or 040-23447738 or 040-23447739. If that does not help, tell the ALO's superiors (ACL, DCL).
Not confirmed: We found no official time limit for the card or the benefits.
If you are asked for more money
The fee is only ₹50 for registration and ₹12 a year or ₹60 for five years' membership, paid at MeeSeva or into the Board's SBI account, with a receipt. Do not pay agents who ask for money to get you a card or a faster payment; tell the ALO's superiors (ACL, DCL).