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Share of construction infrastructure

spending in Indian GDP FY 2008-2017
Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 19, 2021
 In 2017, infrastructure spending in the construction industry amounted to about nine
percent of the country’s GDP. Infrastructure has been a key driver of the economy of India.
The government has taken initiative to invest in the sector, mainly highways, renewable
sources of energy and urban transportation. The increased impetus to develop
infrastructure in the country with the ‘Make in India’ campaign has created opportunities for
major investments. The sector is one of the largest receivers of FDI inflows across the south
Asian country. In 2019, the amount of FDI equity inflow for was over two billion U.S. dollars.

The downside

Financial market uncertainties and the reluctance of banks to lend has affected investments
in the industry. Inflation pressures, improper planning and faulty implementation models
have prevented the industry from reaching its true potential. However, as of 2018, most
Indians agreed that there has been sufficient infrastructure development has taken place in
the past three years. On the other hand, information and cyber security were rated
the biggest threats to this sector during the same time period.

Road ahead

The country has collaborated with Japan to develop infrastructure in the north-eastern st

Cess poorly utilised for welfare schemes in

Odisha: CAG report
STAFF REPORTER

BHUBANESWAR ,  NOVEMBER 30, 2019 01:17 IST

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Audit agency also picks holes in potato programme

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has detected poor utilisation of
cess collected for the welfare of construction workers in Odisha.

The State finances audit report of CAG tabled in the State Assembly on
Thursday says the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess
Act, 1996, and the BOCW (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Service) Act, 1996, were enacted to improve the working conditions of
workers and to provide financial aid to them.

The laws were aimed at augmenting resources for workers through levy and
collection of cess on the cost of construction.

Though the collection of labour cess increased by ₹71.23 crore from ₹168.90
crore in 2013-14 to ₹240.13 crore in 2017-18, the percentage of utilisation of
fund ranged from 1.33 in 2013-14 to 27.77 in 2017-18. “Due to poor
utilisation of the funds, the objective of collection of labour cess was not
being achieved,” the CAG report points out.

Similarly, the CAG has also picked holes in the State’s potato mission. In
order to make the State self-sufficient in potatoes by the year 2017-18, the
government had launched State Potato Mission during 2015-16 for its
production, storage and distribution in the State.

It was implemented to provide incentive to the farmers for undertaking large

scale cultivation of potatoes in cluster, give incentive for production of seed
potatoes in the farmer’s field and to provide support for setting up of adequate
number of cold storages in the State.
 The CAG, however, said the percentage of utilisation of funds against budget
provision ranged from zero to 4.33 during 2016-17 and 2017-18.

‘Targets not met’

“Against target of establishing 55 cold storages, the department could
establish only 23 resulting in a shortfall of 58.18% during the last three years.
Due to inadequate utilisation of funds and non-achievement of physical target
set under the State Potato Mission, the intended benefits could not be
achieved,” the apex audit agency says.

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Registration of Establishments And Registration of Building Workers as Beneficiaries

Under the Building and Other Construction Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and
Conditions Of Service) Act, 1996 and Orissa Rules, 2002.
REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS:-
Procedure :

 As per the provision of Sec.7 of the Building and Other Construction Workers’ (Regulation
of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, every employer of an establishment
employing 10 or more building workers in any building or other construction work has to register
the establishment within a period of sixty days from commencement of the work.
 The provision of the Act is not applicable to individual residential house whose total cost
does not exceed Rs. 10.00 lakh.
 The local District Labour Officers have been appointed as the Registering Officers for the
purpose of registration of establishments.
 The Name and Address of all such Registering authorities is given below :-

Name and address of

the Registering
Authorities for
Name of the Labour
Sl.No. registration of Jurisdiction
Districts
establishments under
the B&OCW (RE&CS)
Act,1996

1 Angul Laxman Nayak, Asst. Revenue Sub-

 Labour Officer (In-
Division Angul &
Charge, District
Athamallik under
Labour Officer, Angul
Angul district
)

Kuber Behera,
Renenue district of
2 Balasore District Labour
Balasore
Officer, Balasore

H. K Pradhan, District
Renenue district of
3 Bargarh Labour Officer,
Bargarh
Bargarh

Jasmin Sahu, District

Renenue district of
4 Bhadrak Labour Officer,
Bhadrak
Bhadrak "

S.K.Behera , District
Renenue district of
5 Bolangir Labour Officer,
Bolangir
Bolangir

N. Raika, District
Renenue district of
6 Boudh Labour Officer,
Boudh
Boudh

Revenue Sub-
Siba Narayan Sahoo,
Division Chatrapur
7 Chatrapur District Labour
under Ganjam
Officer, Chatrapur
district

8 Cuttack Banamali Renenue district of

Mohapatra, District Cuttack
Labour Officer,
 Cuttack

P.K.Singh, District
Renenue district of
9 Deogarh Labour Officer,
Deogarh
Deogarh

M.B. Padhan, District

Renenue district of
10 Dhenkanal Labour Officer ,
Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal

K. V. G. Rao, District
Renenue district of
11 Gajapati Labour Officer,
Gajapati
Gajapati

Revenue Sub-
Babu Charan Patra, Division Berhampur
12 Ganjam District Labour & Bhanjanagar
Officer, Ganjam under Ganjam
district

Baba Ananda Ch.

Das, District Labour Renenue district of
13 Jagatsinghpur
Officer, Jagatsinghpur
Jagatsinghpur

S.S. Mishra, District

Renenue district of
14 Jajpur Labour Officer,
Jajpur
Jajpur

K. M Rout, District
Renenue district of
15 Jharsuguda Labour Officer,
Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda
 Maheswar Naik,
District Labour Renenue district of
16 Kalahandi
Officer, Kalahandi, Kalahandi
Bhawanipatna

Kalpana Mishra,
Renenue district of
17 Kendrapara District Labour
Kendrapara
Officer, Kendrapara

Ranjan k. Behera,
Renenue district of
18 Kandhamal District Labour
Kandhamal
Officer, Kandhamal

A.K. Pradhan, District

Renenue district of
19 Keonjhar Labour Officer,
Keonjhar
Keonjhar

A.P.Misra, District
Renenue district of
20 Khordha Labour Officer,
Khordha
Khordha, BBSR

Prasana ku.
Panigrahi, District Renenue district of
21 Koraput
Labour Officer Koraput
,Koraput, Jeypore

M.M.Paika, District
Renenue district of
22 Malkanagiri Labour Officer,
Malkanagiri
Malkangiri

Monalisha Nayak,
Renenue district of
23 Mayurbhanj District Labour
Mayurbhanj
Officer, Mayurbhanj
 Narendra Ku. Gaipai,
Renenue district of
24 Nabarangpur District Labour
Nabarangpur
Officer, Nabarangpur

Sachidananda Jena,
Renenue district of
25 Nayagarh District Labour
Nayagarh
Officer, Nayagarh

Sarat Ku. Panigrahi,

Renenue district of
26 Nuapada District Labour
Nuapada
Officer, Nuapada

Purna Ch. Panigrahi,

Renenue district of
27 Puri District Labour
Puri
Officer, Puri

P.K.Bhoi, District
Renenue district of
28 Rayagada Labour Officer,
Rayagada
Rayagada

Sumitra Majhi,
Renenue district of
29 Sambalpur District Labour
Sambalpur
Officer, Sambalpur

Dileswar Khaka,
Renenue district of
30 Sonepur District Labour
Sonepur
Officer, Sonepur

Pranab Patra, District

Renenue district of
31 Sundargarh Labour Officer,
Sundargarh
Sundargarh, RKL

32 Talcher Itishree Gagrai, Revenue Sub-

 Division Talcher &
District Labour
Pallahara under
Officer, Talcher
Angul district

 The employer has to apply in triplicate in Form-I to Registering Officer of the area in which
the building or other construction work is carried on by the establishment along with Treasury
Challan showing payment of the fees for the registration of the establishment. The application
shall be either personally delivered or sent by Registered Post to the Registering Officer.
 The employer has to submit documents in support of his identity, the establishment as
well as the work along with the application.
 The fees to be paid for the grant of a certificate of registration shall be as specified
below, namely. If the number of workers proposed to be employed as building workers, for a
building or other construction work on one day :-

Is up to 100 ₹ 100.00

Exceeds 100 but does not exceed 500 ₹ 500.00

Exceeds 500 ₹ 1,000.00

 The prescribed fees shall be directly deposited under the proper Head of Account into the
Government Treasury. The Head of Account is as follows:

“0230-Labour & Employment-101-Receipts under Labour Laws- 0014-Collection of fees

and Fines-02190-Fees realized under the Building and Other Construction (Regulation of
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996- 02191-Fees realized under the Building
and Other Construction Worker’s Welfare Cess Act, 1996, for the year.........”.

 The Registering Officer shall register the establishment and issue a Certificate of
Registration to the applicant, if such applicant has complied with all the requirement.
 If, any change occurs as specified in the Certificate of Registration, the employer of the
establishment shall intimate the details of such change to the Registering Officer, within thirty
days. In case the registering officer is satisfied that an amount higher than the amount, which has
been paid by the employer as fees for the registration of the establishment is payable, the
employer has to pay additional sums payable for the registration of the establishment.
 The employer shall, before thirty days of the commencement and completion of any
building or other construction work, submit a written notice to the Inspector, having jurisdiction
in the area where the proposed building or other construction work is to be executed, intimating
 the actual date of the commencement or, as the case may be, completion of such building or
other construction work in Form-IV.
 The Certificate of Registration of an establishment shall be valid only for such building and
other construction work carried out by such establishment, for which intimation in Form-IV has
been given.
REGISTRATION OF BUILDING WORKERS AS BENEFICIARIES:-
Procedure :

 Every building and other construction worker who has completed 18 years of age, but has
not completed 60 years of age and worked more than 90 days in any building or other construction
work during the preceding 12 months and not a member of any other welfare fund shall be eligible
for registration as beneficiary under Sec.12 of the Building & Other Construction Workers' (RE&CS)
Act.
 Further, migrant workmen of Odisha who are engaged in building or other construction
works in other states may be registered as beneficiaries under the Odisha Building & Other
Construction Workers' Welfare Board by adhering to the following modalities.
 90 days of employment will be considered adding together the period of engagement in
Odisha as well as in other States.
 Certificate of employment may be given by any employer (including those outside the
State), or any contractor registered under the ISMW (RE&CS) Act who has arranged for
engagement of the workers outside the State, or by the Executive Officer of Municipality/ NAC/
Gram Panchayat in which the worker ordinarily resides.
 Requirement of affidavit in Rule 265(2) of Odisha B&OCW(RE&CS) Rules may be replaced
with declaration signed in presence of the authorities listed in the said Rules.
 Apart from this, MNREGA workers have also been brought within the fold of construction
workers. While calculating the mandated 90 days of construction work in a year, the days spent in
MNREGA work alongwith other construction work may be taken into account while calculating
eligibility for registration of a beneficiary.
 The local District Labour Officers, Assistant Labour Officers and Rural Labour Inspectors
have been appointed as the Registering Officers for the purpose of registration of workers as
beneficiaries.
 The applicant is required to submit application in Form-XXVII along with following other
documents.
 Three small size photographs.
 Age proof of concerned building worker/applicant [Rule 265 (2)(ii)] which may be a School
certificate duly attested or certificate from Authority of birth & death or certificate from Govt.
Medical Officer (Asst. Surgeon and above). Further, Voter Identity Cards can also be accepted as
proof of age.
 Employment certificate e.g. Certificate of the employer or certificate of an Inspector
appointed under the Act or certificate by the Registered Trade Union working for the construction
workers of the area or Self declaration by the concerned worker vide affidavit.
 Nomination Form in XXXI duly signed by the applicant. The applicant is required to
mention the nominee i.e. the spouse / in case the spouse is not living, all minor children / in case
there is no living spouse or minor children, parents.
 Registration Fees vide Money receipt towards deposit of Rs.20/- either in original or
Photocopy duly attested by the applicant.
 Self declaration towards non-enrolment as a member of any other welfare fund/ board.
 Photocopy of first page of bank passbook.
 Self declaration towards S.C./S.T./SEBC (if applicable).
 Self declaration towards BPL/Antodaya Card No. (if applicable).
 Self declaration towards Minority/Physically Challenged etc. (if applicable).
 Self declaration as an Inter-state migrant worker (if applicable).
 The complete application along with required documents is required to be submitted
before the Registering Officer of the area. The Registering Officer, after satisfying himself of all
the details, may register the worker as beneficiary under the Act and issue an identity card
affixing the photograph of the worker.
 Deposit of Annual Contribution:-

The Annual Contribution Rs.50/- for the initial year, may be remitted with the Registering Officer
at the time of issuance of identity card to the beneficiary on due acknowledgement/ money
receipt. Afterwards, the same has to be remitted regularly on due acknowledgement/ money
receipt. At the time of remitting of the Annual Contribution, the beneficiary is required to submit
the details of the building and other construction work done by him during preceding 12 months.