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Audit Report No. 4 of 2025: Welfare of Building and Other Construction Workers

Date on which Report Tabled:
Tue 12 Aug, 2025
Date of sending the report to Government:
Mon 21 Apr, 2025
Government Type:
State
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Sector Social Welfare

Overview

To regulate the employment and conditions of service of the Building and Other construction workers (workers) and to provide for their safety, health and welfare measures, the Government of India (GoI) enacted (August 1996) “the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996” (the Act). The Act requires establishment of the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (Board) for ensuring safety, health and welfare measures for workers. Additionally, the GoI also enacted (August 1996) “the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996” (the Cess Act) for levy and collection of a cess on the cost of construction incurred by employers to generate resources for the Board. The Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) subsequently notified (February 2009) “the Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules 2009” (Rules 2009) to implement the Act within the State. The aim of this Audit was to ascertain whether the GoUP implemented both Acts as envisaged and if it improved working conditions of the workers. Audit also reviewed implementation of provisions relating to registration of establishments & workers; assessment, collection and transfer of cess to the Board and utilisation of cess.

The Report contains the results of the Performance Audit on ‘Welfare of Building and Other Construction Workers’, covering the period 2017-22. The instances mentioned in this Report are those which came to notice in the course of test-audit for the period 2017-22. Instances relating to the period subsequent to 2021-22 have also been included, wherever necessary.

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Last updated: 14 Aug 2025
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