return Database.getQueryLocator(query);

}

global void execute(Database.BatchableContext bc, List<Benefit__c> scope){
    // process each batch of records

    List<Contact> contacts = new List<Contact>();
    List<Task> TaskList = new List<Task>();
    set<id> conset = New set<id>();
    Map<id,benefit__c> ConMap = new map<id,Benefit__c>();
    for (Benefit__c b : scope) {
            conset.add(b.contact__c);
            ConMap.put(b.contact__c, b);
            b.task_created__c = TRUE;
     }
      system.debug('contact and its benefit------'+ConMap);
     recordsProcessed = conset.size();
     //List<Contact> tempList = new List<Contact>();
    // tempList = [Select Id,OwnerId, firstname from Contact where Id IN:(conset)];
     if(!ConMap.isEmpty())
      {
       for(Benefit__c ben : ConMap.values())
       {
        Task taskObj = new Task();
                        taskObj.OwnerId = ConMap.get(ben.contact__c).contact__r.OwnerId;