Lok Sabha Question No. 1237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Hazardous Health Effects of Beedi Rolling
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1237 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY, 2018

## HAZARDOUS HEALTH EFF ECTS OF BEEDI ROLLING

## 1237. SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure protection of women and children from the hazardous health effects of beedi rolling;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to create awareness among women regarding such hazardous health effects of beedi rolling and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any State specific training given to grassroot level workers (ASHA, ANM, Anganwadi) about harmful effect s of beedi rolling and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken for the welfare of women engaged in beedi rolling?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a)  to  (d): The  Central  Government  has  enacted  the  Cigarettes  and  Other  Tobacco  Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply a Distribution)  Act,  2003  (COTPA,  2003)  to  discourage  the  use  of  tobacco  including  be through various measures on both demand and supply side.

Under  the  National  Tobacco  Control  Programme  Guidelines,  2015,  States/Union Territories organize training programmes on adverse health effects of tobacco use for multiple -stakeholders including ASHAs, ANM, etc.

There  are  12  Hospitals  and  286  Dispensaries  under  Labour  Welfare  Organisation  o Ministry of Labour and Employment across the country to provide health care facilities to workers and their families. They also organize health camps f or aw reness of effect of beedi rolling to beedi workers in all the States.

Ministry of Labour and Employment has initiated a Skill Development Programme for beedi workers and their dependants with an objective to provide viable alternative vocati As a part of this programme beedi rollers are being sensitized to shift towards other jobs .

Several  schemes  such  as Educational  Schemes,  Revised  Integrated  Housing  Scheme (RIHS), 2016 and Health Scheme are being implemented for the welfare of beedi workers. T he details of these Schemes under Ministry of Labour and Employment are at Annexure .

## 1. EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES :

| SCHEME                                                                                                                           | Nature of assistance                                                                                       | Nature of assistance                                                                                                                 | Nature of assistance                                                                                       | Nature of assistance                                                                                       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Scholarship shall be awarded to the children of the workers at the following rates per student per year: - | Scholarship shall be awarded to the children of the workers at the following rates per student per year: -                           | Scholarship shall be awarded to the children of the workers at the following rates per student per year: - | Scholarship shall be awarded to the children of the workers at the following rates per student per year: - |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group                                                                                                      | Class                                                                                                                                | Rates                                                                                                      | Rates                                                                                                      |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group                                                                                                      | Class                                                                                                                                | Girls                                                                                                      | Boys                                                                                                       |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group I                                                                                                    | Class I to IV                                                                                                                        | 250                                                                                                        | 250                                                                                                        |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group II                                                                                                   | Class V to VIII                                                                                                                      | 940                                                                                                        | 500                                                                                                        |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group III                                                                                                  | Class IX                                                                                                                             | 1140                                                                                                       | 700                                                                                                        |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group IV                                                                                                   | Class X                                                                                                                              | 1840                                                                                                       | 1400                                                                                                       |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group V                                                                                                    | Class XI to XII                                                                                                                      | 2440                                                                                                       | 2000                                                                                                       |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds |                                                                                                            | ITI                                                                                                                                  | 10000                                                                                                      | 10000                                                                                                      |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group VI                                                                                                   | Non - Professional Degree Courses; Non - Professional Post Graduate Courses; Two - Three Year Diploma Courses and BCA,BBA and PGDCA. | 3000                                                                                                       | 3000                                                                                                       |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | GROUP VII                                                                                                  | Professional Degree Courses i.e.B.E./B.Tech/ MBBS/ BAMS/BUMS/ B.Sc (Agriculture) MCA/ MBA.                                           | and 15000                                                                                                  | 15000                                                                                                      |

## 2. REVISED INTEGRATED HOUSING SCHEME (RIHS), 2016 :

A newly Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016 with effect from 02.03.2016 for beedi workers is being implemented in the country through the 17 Welfare Commissioner the  Labour  Welfare  Organisation  of  the  Ministry.  The  housing  subsidy  of  Rs.  1,50,000/ -is disbursed  in  three  installments  in  the  ratio  of  25:60:15. The  1 st installment  of  subsidy  Rs. 37,500/ -(25 % of subsidy) is given in advance after administrative approval of Director Ge (Labour Welfare), the 2 nd installment of subsidy Rs. 90,000/ -(60% of subsidy) after construction reaches the lintel level, and 3 rd installment of subsidy Rs. 22,500/ -(15% of subsidy) on receipt of report of 100% inspection by the Engineers/officers of Labour Welfare Organization .

## ANNEXURE

## 3. HEALTH SCHEME:

|   S.No. | PURPOSE                                                                                       | NATURE OF ASSITANCE                                                                                                                                            |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tuberculosis                                                                                  | Reservation of beds in T.B. Hospitals and treatment for workers. Subsistence allowance 750/ - to Rs. 1000/ - p.m is granted as per the the treating physician. |
|       2 | HeartDiseases                                                                                 | Reimbursement of expenditure up to Rs. - to workers.                                                                                                           |
|       3 | Kidney Transplantation                                                                        | Reimbursement of expenditure up to Rs. - to workers.                                                                                                           |
|       4 | Cancer                                                                                        | Reimbursement of actual expenses on medicines and diet charges incurred by w orkers, or dependents for treatment through Govt. hospitals.                      |
|       5 | Minor surgery like Hernia, Appendectomy, Ulcer Gynecological diseases and Prostrate diseases. | Reimbursement of expenditure up to Rs. - to workers and their dependents.                                                                                      |

treatment,