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Death Benefit

The "Death Benefit'' scheme by the BOCW Welfare Board, Labour Department, West Bengal, is a welfare scheme that provides financial assistance to the nominee(s) of the beneficiary as death benefit.

At a glance

What the myScheme listing says about Death Benefit
LevelState government
Issued byGovernment of West Bengal
States and UTsWest Bengal
Areas
Scheme forIndividuals
TagsLabour, Building Worker, Construction Worker, Death Benefit, Accidental Death, Normal Death

Before you apply

Information from the myScheme snapshot, Aug 2026. Confirm it on the official page: eligibility, documents, benefits and deadlines are set by the issuing department and are not part of this listing.

The listing holds only the name, issuing department, level, states, areas, who the scheme is for, a short description, tags and the myScheme link. For anything else, use the official page, or ask InBridge: its answers link to the government pages they draw on.

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