Lok Sabha Question No. 2105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Beedi Rolling Industry
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2105

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## BEEDI ROLLING INDUSTRY

2105. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

- (a)the  details  and  the  number  of  beedi  workers  engaged  in  beedi rolling industry in the country including Kerala;
- (b)the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide alternate source of livelihoods to people involved in beedi industry;
- (c)whether  a  number  of  beedi  workers  have  reportedly  shifted  to alternative livelihoods; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of the number of beedi workers including Kerala is at Annexure -A.
- (b): This  Ministry  has  initiated  a  Skill  Development  Programme  for beedi  workers  and  their  dependants  to  provide  them  alternative source of livelihoods.
- (c)&(d): The details of beedi workers placed to alternative livelihood is at Annexure- B.

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## STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF BEEDI WORKERS AT THE END OF MONTH: OCT. 2017

| TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | TRAINING BATCHES AND NO. OF TRAINEES   | PLACEMENT                |                    |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
| SI. N O.                               | Region                                 | District                               | Started Till                           | Started Till                           | Started Till                           | Completed Till Date                    | Completed Till Date                    | Completed Till Date                    | Continuing Beyond 31.10.2017           | Continuing Beyond 31.10.2017           | Continuing Beyond 31.10.2017           | PROVIDED TILL DATE       | PROVIDED TILL DATE |
| SI. N O.                               | Region                                 | District                               | Batches                                | Trainees                               | Trainees                               | Batches                                | Trainees                               | Trainees                               |                                        | Batches                                | Batches                                | Total                    | Total              |
| SI. N O.                               | Region                                 | District                               | Batches                                | Beedi Workers                          | Dependents                             | Batches                                | Beedi Workers                          | Dependents                             |                                        | Beedi Workers                          | Dependents                             | Beedi Workers Dependents |                    |
| 1                                      | Raipur                                 | Rajnandgaon                            | 02                                     | 18                                     | 23                                     | 01                                     | 03                                     | 18                                     | 01                                     | 15                                     | 05                                     | 0 12                     |                    |
| 1                                      | Raipur                                 | Raipur                                 | 01                                     | 01                                     | 24                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 01                                     | 01                                     | 24 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 1                                      | Raipur                                 | Dhamtari                               | 03                                     | 19                                     | 25                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 03                                     | 19                                     | 25 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 1                                      | Raipur                                 | Kanker                                 | 02                                     | 01                                     | 23                                     | 01                                     | 01                                     | 23                                     | 01                                     | 0                                      | 20 0                                   | 08                       |                    |
| 2                                      | Jabalpur                               | Bhopal                                 | 01                                     | 04                                     | 09                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 01                                     | 04                                     | 09 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 3                                      | Banglore                               | Ramnagar                               | 02                                     | 25                                     | 30                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 02                                     | 25                                     | 30 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 4                                      | Guwahati                               | Dubri                                  | 01                                     | 36                                     | 0                                      | 01                                     | 36                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 01                       |                    |
| 5                                      | Nagpur                                 | Ahmednagar                             | 01                                     | 0                                      | 06                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 01                                     | 0                                      | 06 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 6                                      | Kerala                                 | Kasaragod                              | 01                                     | 0                                      | 04                                     | 01                                     | 0                                      | 04                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 0                        |                    |
|                                        | Kerala                                 | Kannur                                 | 01                                     | 0                                      | 07                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 01                                     | 0                                      | 07 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 7                                      | Ahemdab ad                             | Mahesana                               | 01                                     | 16                                     | 04                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 01                                     | 16                                     | 04 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 8                                      | Kolkatta                               | Coochbehar                             | 04                                     | 151                                    | 0                                      | 04                                     | 151                                    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 05                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 8                                      | Kolkatta                               | North 24 Paraganas                     | 07                                     | 105                                    | 0                                      | 07                                     | 105                                    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 0                        |                    |
| 9                                      | Odisha                                 | Sambalpur                              | 07                                     | 21                                     | 120                                    | 04                                     | 10                                     | 81                                     | 02                                     | 11                                     | 39 08                                  | 33                       |                    |
| 9                                      | Odisha                                 | Nayagarh                               | 05                                     | 18                                     | 66                                     | 04                                     | 18                                     | 65                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 01 01                                  | 16                       |                    |
| 9                                      | Odisha                                 | Dhenkanal                              | 02                                     | 0                                      | 08                                     | 02                                     | 0                                      | 08                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 05                       |                    |
| 9                                      | Odisha                                 | Deogarh                                | 03                                     | 02                                     | 37                                     | 01                                     | 0                                      | 18                                     | 02                                     | 02                                     | 19 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 9                                      | Odisha                                 | Jajpur                                 | 01                                     | 0                                      | 07                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 01                                     | 0                                      | 07 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 9                                      | Odisha                                 | Bolangir                               | 02                                     | 0                                      | 09                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 02                                     | 0                                      | 09 0                                   | 0                        |                    |
| 10                                     | Tirunevel i                            | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 0                                      | 0                        |                    |
| 11                                     | Patna                                  | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 0                        |                    |
| 12                                     | Ranchi                                 | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 0                        |                    |
| 13                                     | Allahaba d                             | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 0                        |                    |
| 14                                     | Hyderaba d                             | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 0                                      | 0                        |                    |
| 15                                     | Ajmer                                  | -                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0 0                                    | 0                                      | 0                        |                    |
|                                        |                                        | Grand Total                            | 47                                     | 417                                    | 402                                    | 26                                     | 324                                    | 217                                    | 19                                     | 93                                     | 205 14                                 | 75                       |                    |

## Annexure- A

## State/UT wise details of  Beedi Workers

79905

| Sl.No.   | Name of the Region   | Name of State/UT          |   Total |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------|---------|
| 1.       | Ahmedabad            | Gujarat                   |   42008 |
| 2.       | Ajmer                | Rajasthan                 |   42813 |
| 3.       | Allahabad            | Uttar Pradesh             |  450228 |
| 4.       | Bangalore            | Karnataka                 |  244412 |
| 5.       | Bhubaneswar          | Odisha                    |  157753 |
| 6.       | Hyderabad            | Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana |  412984 |
| 7.       | Jabalpur             | Madhya Pradesh            | 1054652 |
| 8.       | Kolkata              | West Bengal               | 1658401 |
|          |                      | Tripura                   |   13385 |
| 9.       | Guwahati             | Assam                     |    9154 |
| 10.      | Kannur               | Kerala                    |   32032 |
| 11.      | Nagpur               | Maharashtra               |  188550 |
| 12.      | Patna                | Bihar                     |  293916 |
| 13.      | Raipur               | Chhattisgarh              |   18757 |
| 14.      | Tirunelveli          | Tamil Nadu                |   79905 |
| 15.      | Ranchi               | Jharkhand                 |  113408 |
|          | Total                |                           | 4812358 |