People employed in Building and other constructions works belongs to the category
of unorganized labourers who are habituated to work under accident prone conditions
and also under criteria of irregular employment, undefined work durations, scarcity
of definite welfare facilities which make their conditions more miserable. In the
scarcity of appropriate legal provisions, it was very difficult to get accurate
details about accidents, assigning responsibilities to workers and beneficial ways
into circulation. A need was felt to establish central laws in regard of worker’s
safety and in proper organization of welfare and other aided services. Building
and Construction Workers (Employment and Service - bet Regulation ) Act 1996 was
established keeping in regard all the terms and condition, safety, health and welfare
measures of workers.