Lok Sabha Question No. 292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Housing Facility to Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Partha Pratim Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## HOUSING FACILITY TO BEEDI WORKERS

## 292. SHRI PARTHA PRATIM RAY:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  provide  housing facility to beedi workers in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  for  the  purpose  during  the  last three years and the current year and the number of workers likely to be benefited therefrom, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam, Ministry of Labour & Employment has formulated  Revised  Integrated  Housing  Scheme  (RIHS),  2007,  which has  now  been  revamped  to  RIHS,  2016,  which  is  applicable  to  the workers engaged in Beedi/Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore  Mines  (IOMC)/Limestone  Ore  Mines,  Dolomite  Ore  Mines  (LSDM) /Mica  Mines  and  Cine  Industries,  registered  with  the  Labour  Welfare Organisation (LWO).

In the current scheme, a housing subsidy of Rs. 1,50,000/is  released  in  three  installments  in  25:60:15  ratio.  First  installment (25%)  of  the  subsidy  i.e.  Rs.  37,500/-  per  tenement  is  released  as advance, the second installment (60%) of the subsidy i.e. Rs. 90,000/is released on reaching the lintel level and the third installment (15%) i.e. Rs. 22,500/- per tenement is released after the construction of the house has been completed.

(c): The  funds  allocated  during  the  last  three  years  and current year are as mentioned below:

(in crores)

| Year   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| B.E.   |        52 |     55.12 |     55.12 |     60.96 |

Details  regarding  the  number  of  workers  in  this  regard  is placed at Annexure-I.

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ANNEXURE -I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 292 FOR 18.12.2017 BY SHRI PARTHA PRATIM RAY REGARDING

HOUSING FACILITY TO BEEDI WORKERS.

| Name of the Region   | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       |
|----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Name of the Region   | Beedi workers | Beedi workers | Beedi workers | Beedi workers |
| Ahmedabad            | -             | -             | -             | 374           |
| Ajmer                | 156           | 130           | 37            | 1035          |
| Allahabad            | 508           | 613           | 423           | 341           |
| Bangalore            | 7             | 699           | 6             | 62            |
| Bhubaneswar          | 7701          | 5402          | 5776          | 1277          |
| Kannur               | 47            | 208           | 123           | 73            |
| Guwahati             | -             | -             | 313           | 160           |
| Jabalpur             | 4646          | 3282          | 941           | 95            |
| Kolkata              | -             | -             | 1505          | 10790         |
| Nagpur               | 224           | 81            | 26            | 979           |
| Patna                | 129           | 452           | 38            | 123           |
| Raipur               | -             | -             | 13            | 35            |
| Ranchi               | 1402          | 885           | 853           | 80            |
| Tirunelveli          | -             | -             | -             | 47            |

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