Higher Educational Finance Assistance Scheme (PBAOCWWB)

• Qualification: M.B.B.S / B.D.S (CENTAC); Benefit: ₹ 1,00,000/- (One Time Payment).
• Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech. (CENTAC); Benefit: ₹ 50,000/- (One Time Payment).
• Qualification: Diploma in Engineering; Benefit: ₹ 20,000/- (One Time Payment).
• Qualification: UG; Benefit: ₹ 2,000/- per annum.
• Qualification: PG; Benefit: ₹ 4,000/- per annum.
• Qualification: Diploma; Benefit: ₹ 2,000/- per annum.
• Qualification: PG Diploma; Benefit: ₹ 3,000/- per annum.
• Qualification: MD General Medicine & Related; Benefit: ₹ 1,00,000/- (One Time Payment).
• Qualification: MS Orthopaedics & Related; Benefit: ₹ 1,00,000/- (One Time Payment).
• Qualification: MD Clinical Pharmacology & Related; Benefit: ₹ 1,50,000/- (One Time Payment).
• Qualification: M.Tech / M.E Engineering Courses; Benefit: ₹ 75,000/- (One Time Payment).

_*The amount is credited through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the bank account of the ward of the worker._

• The applicant should be a citizen of India.
• The applicant should be a Student.
• The applicant should be a ward of a Construction Worker.
• The Construction Worker should be registered as a Construction Worker with the Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
• The applicant should have secured admission into a higher education program through CENTAC, Puducherry.

Step 1: The ward of the construction worker should visit the Office of the Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (Industrial Estate, Thattanchavady, Puducherry - 605 009) and obtain the prescribed format of the application form free of cost from the concerned authority exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.

OR

The ward of the construction worker should take print of the prescribed format of the application form provided in the section "Application for Welfare Benefits" on Page No. 91 of the Citizen's Charter.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step 3: The ward of the construction worker should submit the duly filled and signed application form and the documents to the concerned authority.

Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application form has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).