AI SummaryTelangana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board is paying a one-time Marriage Gift of ₹30,000 in 2026 to unmarried women construction workers and to daughters of registered workers. Claims are open all year at the local labour office, as long as they reach within one year of the wedding.
Pending claims are moving faster this year. In March 2026, the labour department approved 13,820 claims under the board's schemes and sent ₹61.22 crore straight to workers' bank accounts, as reported by Deccan Chronicle. Officials were also told to re-check rejected claims and give applicants a clear reason for each rejection.
Marriage Gift Scheme Telangana 2026
This scheme started on 28 October 2011 with ₹5,000. It went up to ₹10,000 for marriages from 1 May 2015, and then to ₹30,000 for marriages on or after 1 May 2017 under G.O.Ms.No.13 dated 29 April 2017. No new hike has been notified since then. All orders are on the board's Government Orders page.
Who can apply
Any construction worker aged 18 to 60 who did at least 90 days of building work in the past year can register with the board and get a labour card. Once registered, the marriage gift can be claimed in these cases:
- An unmarried woman who is herself a registered construction worker can claim it for her own first marriage.
- A registered worker can claim it for the first marriage of up to two daughters, and each daughter must be at least 18 years old.
- If both parents are registered, only one of them can claim for the same daughter.
- Registration must be renewed and active. The board's scheme rules also ask for at least 12 months between the date of registration and the date of marriage.
Same labour card also covers the maternity benefit for construction workers, fatal accident relief, natural death relief and disability relief.
Documents required
Attach self-attested copies of these with the claim form:
- Recent passport-size photo of the bride
- Labour card or registration card issued under the BOCW Act
- Age proof of the bride, such as birth certificate, SSC certificate or Aadhaar
- Aadhaar card
- Wedding invitation card
- Photos of the marriage ceremony
- Marriage certificate
- Latest renewal challan of the labour card
- Advance stamped receipt
- First page of the bank passbook
How to apply for the marriage gift
STEP 1 - Go to tbocwwb.telangana.gov.in, open the Downloads section and download the Marriage Gift form. You can also get the Marriage Gift form PDF directly or collect a printed copy at the labour office.
STEP 2 - Fill in the worker's registration number, the bride's details and the bank account details. Sign the form and attach the documents listed above.
STEP 3 - Hand over the form at the Assistant Labour Officer's office for your area and take an acknowledgment that shows the date of submission.
STEP 4 - Assistant Labour Officer makes an enquiry and sends the report to the Deputy Commissioner of Labour. A district scrutiny committee then checks the claim.
STEP 5 - After approval, ₹30,000 is sent to the savings bank account through DBT payment.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Scheme name | Marriage Gift Scheme |
| Run by | Telangana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Department |
| Who gets it | Unmarried women construction workers and up to two daughters of registered workers |
| Amount | ₹30,000, one time |
| Claim deadline | Within 1 year of the marriage |
| Application mode | Offline, at the labour office |
| Official website | tbocwwb.telangana.gov.in |
| Helpline | 040-23447739 |
FAQ's
Is there an online application for the marriage gift?
No. Website only gives the form PDF, and the filled claim has to be submitted in person at the labour office.
Can the bride also get Kalyana Lakshmi or Shaadi Mubarak?
Yes. Marriage gift is paid on top of other government schemes, so SC, ST, BC and EBC families can also apply for Kalyana Lakshmi and minority families for Shaadi Mubarak. Other state schemes are listed on the Telangana schemes list.