Lok Sabha Question No. 3198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## BEEDI WORKERS

## 3198. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

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

- (a)the  details  and  the  number  of  Beedi  workers  employed  in  the  Beedi
- industry in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b)whether many women and children have been employed in Beedi making
- industry and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c)whether  the  Government  is  implementing/proposes  to  implement  any schemes for providing alternative livelihood for such women and children
- and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)the details and amount of funds allocated to different States for providing reported therefrom during each of the last three years and the current year, so far,
- alternate livelihood for Beedi workers and the utilisation State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Details  of  number  of  Beedi  workers  including  women  are  at Annexure-A.  As  per  the  records,  no  children  are  engaged  as  beedi  worker across the country.
- This Ministry has initiated a Skill Development Programme w.e.f. Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship for Beedi Workers and their dependents to engage them in alternative jobs/livelihoods.  State/UT-wise details of the beneficiaries of Skill
- (c): 01.04.2017 in collaboration with the Ministry of Development Programme are at Annexure-B.

- (d):

- Details are at Annexure -C.

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## Gender wise details of registered beedi workers

| Sl.No.   | Name of the LWORegion   | Name of State/UT Covered   | Male      | Female    | Total     |
|----------|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Ahmedabad               | Gujarat                    | 22324     | 19684     | 42008     |
| 2.       | Ajmer                   | Rajasthan                  | 3854      | 38959     | 42813     |
| 3.       | Allahabad               | Uttar Pradesh              | 90046     | 360182    | 450228    |
| 4.       | Bangalore               | Karnataka                  | 30975     | 213437    | 244412    |
| 5.       | Bhubaneswar             | Odisha                     | 39439     | 118314    | 157753    |
| 6.       | Hyderabad               | Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana  | 41298     | 371686    | 412984    |
| 7.       | Jabalpur                | Madhya Pradesh             | 632791    | 421861    | 1054652   |
| 8.       | Kolkata                 | West Bengal                | 363581    | 1294820   | 1658401   |
| 8.       | Kolkata                 | Tripura                    | 3132      | 10253     | 13385     |
| 9.       | Guwahati                | Assam                      | 4010      | 5144      | 9154      |
| 10.      | Kannur                  | Kerala                     | 2005      | 30027     | 32032     |
| 11.      | Nagpur                  | Maharashtra                | 16945     | 171605    | 188550    |
| 11.      | Nagpur                  | Goa                        | 16945     | 171605    | 188550    |
| 11.      | Nagpur                  | Daman (UT)                 | 16945     | 171605    | 188550    |
| 11.      | Nagpur                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)  | 16945     | 171605    | 188550    |
| 12.      | Patna                   | Bihar                      | 92913     | 201003    | 293916    |
| 13.      | Raipur                  | Chhattisgarh               | 6776      | 11981     | 18757     |
| 14.      | Tirunelveli             | Tamil Nadu                 | 5967      | 73938     | 79905     |
| 15.      | Ranchi                  | Jharkhand                  | 48213     | 65195     | 113408    |
|          | Total                   |                            | 14,04,269 | 34,08,089 | 48,12,358 |

## Annexure-A

Annexure-B

## STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF BEEDI WORKERS AS ON 30-04-2018

| Region      | Training Started   | Training Started   | Training Started   | Training Started   | Training Started   | Training Started   | Placement Provided   | Placement Provided   | Placement Provided   | Placement Provided   | Placement Provided   | Placement Provided   |
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|             | No. of Batches     | No. of Batches     | No. of Batches     | No. of Trainees    | No. of Trainees    | No. of Trainees    | Till Dec'17          | Till Dec'17          | 2018                 | 2018                 | Total                | Total                |
|             | Till Dec'17        | 2018               | Total              | Till Dec'17        | 2018               | Total              | MALE                 | FEMALE               | MALE                 | FEMALE               | MALE                 | FEMALE               |
| Ahmedabad   | 1                  | 5                  | 6                  | 20                 | 80                 | 100                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Ajmer       | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 30                 | 30                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Allahabad   | 7                  | 7                  | 14                 | 51                 | 103                | 164                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 0                    | 2                    |
| Bengaluru   | 5                  | 2                  | 7                  | 129                | 51                 | 180                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 25                   | 0                    | 25                   |
| Bhubaneswar | 26                 | 27                 | 53                 | 377                | 133                | 510                | 10                   | 64                   | 39                   | 35                   | 49                   | 99                   |
| Guwahati    | 1                  | 2                  | 3                  | 36                 | 35                 | 71                 | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| Hyderabad   | 6                  | 15                 | 21                 | 41                 | 164                | 205                | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| Jabalpur    | 18                 | 6                  | 24                 | 436                | 29                 | 465                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Kannur      | 3                  | 0                  | 3                  | 35                 | 0                  | 35                 | 3                    | 3                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3                    | 3                    |
| Kolkata     | 14                 | 1                  | 15                 | 292                | 221                | 513                | 0                    | 12                   | 4                    | 6                    | 4                    | 18                   |
| Nagpur      | 3                  | 10                 | 13                 | 63                 | 238                | 301                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Patna       | 7                  | 10                 | 17                 | 48                 | 74                 | 122                | 2                    | 1                    | 0                    | 4                    | 2                    | 5                    |
| Raipur      | 8                  | 0                  | 8                  | 175                | 0                  | 175                | 34                   | 0                    | 9                    | 51                   | 43                   | 51                   |
| Ranchi      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Tirunelveli | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Total       | 99                 | 86                 | 185                | 1703               | 1158               | 2871               | 49                   | 81                   | 53                   | 124                  | 102                  | 205                  |

Annexure-C

## Details of Budget Allocated & Expenditure under Skill Development Programme in FY 2017-18 and 2018-19

| Sl.No.   | Name of the LWORegion   | Name of State/UT Covered   | 2017-18                        | 2017-18                | 2018-19                        | 2018-19                                 |
|----------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | Name of the LWORegion   | Name of State/UT Covered   | Budget Allocated (Rs. in Lakh) | Expenditure (Rs. Lakh) | Budget Allocated (Rs. in Lakh) | Expenditure (Rs. Lakh) (up to 30.06.18) |
| 1.       | Ahmedabad               | Gujarat                    | -                              | -                      | 0.50                           | --                                      |
| 2.       | Ajmer                   | Rajasthan                  | 12.08                          | -                      | --                             | --                                      |
| 3.       | Allahabad               | Uttar Pradesh              | 9.81                           | -                      | --                             |                                         |
| 4.       | Bangalore               | Karnataka                  | 50                             | 4.38                   | 5                              | 4.60                                    |
| 5.       | Bhubaneswar             | Odisha                     | 19.97                          | 5.68                   | 10.75                          | 3.92                                    |
| 6.       | Hyderabad               | Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana  | 7                              | 0.45                   | 1.50                           | -                                       |
| 7.       | Jabalpur                | Madhya Pradesh             | 8                              | 7.43                   | 21.50                          | 19.56                                   |
| 8.       | Kolkata                 | West Bengal                | 37.66                          | 3.61                   | 0.10                           | --                                      |
| 8.       |                         | Tripura                    | --                             | --                     | --                             | --                                      |
| 9.       | Guwahati                | Assam                      | 10                             | -                      | --                             | --                                      |
| 10.      | Kannur                  | Kerala                     | 26.75                          | -                      | --                             | --                                      |
| 11.      | Nagpur                  | Maharashtra                |                                |                        |                                |                                         |
| 11.      |                         | Goa                        |                                |                        |                                |                                         |
| 11.      |                         | Daman (UT)                 | 12.08                          | 11.02                  | 15.90                          | 12.10                                   |
| 11.      |                         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)  |                                |                        |                                |                                         |
| 12.      | Patna                   | Bihar                      | 4.92                           | --                     | --                             | --                                      |
| 13.      | Raipur                  | Chhattisgarh               | 12.03                          | 10.13                  | 11.75                          | 8.60                                    |
| 14.      | Tirunelveli             | Tamil Nadu                 | 5.10                           | --                     | --                             | --                                      |
| 15.      | Ranchi                  | Jharkhand                  | 5                              | --                     | --                             | --                                      |
|          | Total                   |                            | 220.4                          | 42.7                   | 67                             | 48.78                                   |

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