The Board shall perform following functions, namely :-
(a) registration of domestic workers as beneficiaries under the Act;
(b) to grant following benefits to beneficiaries which they are entitled to under the Act:-
(i) provision for immediate assistance to a beneficiary in case of accident;
(ii) financial assistance for the education of children of the beneficiary;
(iii) provision for medical expenses for treatment of ailments of a beneficiary or his such dependent;
(iv) provision for maternity benefit to the women beneficiaries :
Provided that, such maternity benefit shall be restricted in case of two children only;
(v) make payment of funeral expenses to the legal heir on the death of the beneficiary;
(vi) such other benefits as may be decided by the Board, from time to time;
(c) to constitute and administer the fund for the purposes of this Act as specified in section 15 ;
(d) to appoint a secretary and such other officers and employees as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act;
(e) such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Government, from time to time.
(a) registration of domestic workers as beneficiaries under the Act;
(b) to grant following benefits to beneficiaries which they are entitled to under the Act:-
(i) provision for immediate assistance to a beneficiary in case of accident;
(ii) financial assistance for the education of children of the beneficiary;
(iii) provision for medical expenses for treatment of ailments of a beneficiary or his such dependent;
(iv) provision for maternity benefit to the women beneficiaries :
Provided that, such maternity benefit shall be restricted in case of two children only;
(v) make payment of funeral expenses to the legal heir on the death of the beneficiary;
(vi) such other benefits as may be decided by the Board, from time to time;
(c) to constitute and administer the fund for the purposes of this Act as specified in section 15 ;
(d) to appoint a secretary and such other officers and employees as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act;
(e) such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Government, from time to time.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Constitution of Boards.Section 4 · Power of State Government to appoint Board consisting of one person.Section 5 · Disqualification and removal of member.Section 6 · Resignation of office by member.Section 7 · Vacancy to be filled in as early as possible.Section 8 · Proceedings presumed to be good and valid.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 18 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2024-04-30. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.