Lok Sabha Question No. 512 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Facilities for Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 512 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## FACILITIES FOR BEEDI WORKERS

## *512. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

- (a)the salient features of the schemes 'Medical Assistance' and 'Scholarships'  being  implemented  by  the  Government  under  Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act;
- (b)the beneficiaries of the said schemes across the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)the  funds  released  under  the  said  schemes  during  the  said  period, scheme and State/UT-wise;
- (d)whether cases of malpractices/irregularities/corruption under the said schemes have come to the notice of the Government during the said period; and
- (e)if  so,  the  details thereof, State/UT and Scheme-wise and the reasons therefor along with the action taken/being taken by the Government in such cases and the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for welfare of beedi workers in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 512 FOR 10.04.2017 BY SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB REGARDING FACILITIES FOR BEEDI WORKERS.

- a) Details  of  the  'Medical  Assistance'  and  'Scholarships'  schemes being  implemented  by  this  Ministry  under  Beedi  Workers  Welfare Fund Act is at Annexure-A
- b) Number of beneficiaries of the Health and Educational schemes for last three years State and UT-wise is at Annexure-B.
- c) Details of funds released under Health and Educational schemes for last three years State and UT wise is at Annexure -C.
- d)  No  Madam.  No  such  instance  has  come  to  the  notice  of  this Ministry.
- e) Does not arise. However, other welfare schemes being implemented by this Ministry for welfare of beedi workers are at Annexure -D.

## 1. HEALTH SCHEMES:

|   S.No. | PURPOSE                                                                                       | NATURE OF ASSITANCE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tuberculosis                                                                                  | Reservation of beds in T.B. Hospitals and domiciliary treatment for workers. Subsistence allowance of Rs. 750/- to Rs. 1000/- p.m is granted as per the advice of the treating physician.                                                                         |
|       2 | Heart Diseases                                                                                | Reimbursement of expenditure up to Rs. 1,30,000/- to workers.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       3 | Kidney Transplantation                                                                        | Reimbursement of expenditure up to Rs. 2,00,000/- to workers.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       4 | Cancer                                                                                        | Reimbursement of actual expenses on treatment, medicines and diet charges incurred by workers, or their dependents.                                                                                                                                               |
|       4 | Minor surgery like Hernia, Appendectomy, Ulcer Gynecological diseases and Prostrate diseases. | Reimbursement of expenditure up to Rs. 3,00,000/- to workers and their dependents.                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       5 | Leprosy                                                                                       | Financial assistance for Rs. 30/- per patient per day for indoor treatment and Rs.60/- per patient per day for outdoor treatment to workers. Subsistence allowance of Rs. 300/- per month with dependents and Rs. 200/- per month without dependents for workers. |
|       6 | Maternity Benefits                                                                            | Grant of Rs.1000/- per delivery to a female worker (for first two deliveries).                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|       7 | Family Welfare                                                                                | Monetary incentive of Rs. 500/- per head to the workers for undergoing sterilization.                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       8 | Ophthalmic Problems                                                                           | Financial assistance of Rs.300/- for purchase of spectacles.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

## ANNEXURE-A

## 2. 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/Mic a 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/Mic a Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group                                                                                                     | Class                                                                                                                           | Rates ( Rs. Per anum)                                                                                     | Rates ( Rs. Per anum)                                                                                     |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mic a Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | Group                                                                                                     | Class                                                                                                                           | Girls                                                                                                     | Boys                                                                                                      |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mic a 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/Mic a 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/Mic a 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/Mic a 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/Mic a 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/Mic a Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds |                                                                                                           | ITI                                                                                                                             | 10000                                                                                                     | 10000                                                                                                     |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Beedi/Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mic a 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/Mic a Mines/Cine Workers Welfare Funds | GROUP VII                                                                                                 | Professional Degree Courses i.e.B.E./B.Tech/ MBBS/ BAMS/BUMS/ B.Sc (Agriculture) and MCA/ MBA.                                  | 15000                                                                                                     | 15000                                                                                                     |

## DETAILS OF BENEFICIARIES OF HEALTH SCHEME UNDER BEEDI WORKERS WELFARE FUND FOR LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEAR I.E 2014-15, 2015-16 AND 2016-17.

| Sl. No   | Name of the Region   | State/UT                                                              | Number of beneficiaries of Health scheme under BWWF   | Number of beneficiaries of Health scheme under BWWF   | Number of beneficiaries of Health scheme under BWWF   |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the Region   | State/UT                                                              | 2014-15                                               | 2015-16                                               | 2016-17 (provisional)                                 |
| 1        | Ajmer                | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana                                           | 1,86,291                                              | 1,96,814                                              | 1,65,746                                              |
| 2        | Allahabad            | UP, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu &Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh | 206                                                   | 498                                                   | 221                                                   |
| 3        | Bangalore            | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu                                          | 4,95,159                                              | 3,63,372                                              | 3,45,308                                              |
| 4        | Bhubaneswar          | Orissa                                                                | 4,72,724                                              | 4,64,562                                              | 3,75,711                                              |
| 5        | Hyderabad            | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,                                            | 2,55,121                                              | 3,56,385                                              | 3,44,942                                              |
| 6        | Jabalpur             | MP, Chhattisgarh                                                      | 2,227                                                 | 1,336                                                 | 976                                                   |
| 7        | Karma                | Bihar, Jharkhand                                                      | 3,61,458                                              | 3,53,622                                              | 3,25,799                                              |
| 8        | Kolkata              | West Bengal, Guwahati, Assam                                          | 1,337                                                 | 832                                                   | 619                                                   |
| 9        | Nagpur               | Maharashtra, Goa                                                      | 494                                                   | 508                                                   | 422                                                   |
| Total    | Total                | Total                                                                 | 17,75,017                                             | 17,37,929                                             | 15,59,744                                             |

## DETAILS OF BENEFICIARIES OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE WARDS OF BEEDI WORKERS FOR LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEAR I.E 2014-15, 2015-16 AND 2016-17.

| S.No   | Name of the Region   | State/UT                                                              | Number of beneficiaries of scholarship   | Number of beneficiaries of scholarship   | Number of beneficiaries of scholarship   |
|--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S.No   | Name of the Region   | State/UT                                                              | 2014-15                                  | 2015-16                                  | 2016-17 (provisional)                    |
| 1      | Ajmer                | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana                                           | 14,219                                   | 281                                      | 1,122                                    |
| 2      | Allahabad            | UP, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu &Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh | 5,643                                    | 343                                      | 3,022                                    |
| 3      | Bangalore            | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu                                          | 1,18,451                                 | 10,499                                   | 1,96,722                                 |
| 4      | Bhubaneswar          | Orissa                                                                | 32,405                                   | 47,117                                   | 14,195                                   |
| 5      | Hyderabad            | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,                                            | 1,01,035                                 | 75,135                                   | 90,667                                   |
| 6      | Jabalpur             | MP, Chhattisgarh                                                      | 13,673                                   | 3,651                                    | 102                                      |
| 7      | Karma                | Bihar, Jharkhand                                                      | 2,672                                    | 3                                        | 577                                      |
| 8      | Kolkata              | West Bengal, Guwahati, Assam                                          | 1,47,766                                 | 78,322                                   | 2,27,709                                 |
| 9      | Nagpur               | Maharashtra, Goa                                                      | 41,666                                   | 6,221                                    | 8,858                                    |
| Total  | Total                | Total                                                                 | 4,77,530                                 | 2,21,572                                 | 5,42,974                                 |

## FUND RELEASED FOR HEALTH SCHEME FOR LAST THREE YEARS I.E. 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17

| S.No   | Name of the Region   | State/UT                                                              |   2014-15 (Rs. in thousand) |   2015-16 (Rs. in thousand) |   2016-17 (Rs. in thousand) (provisional) |
|--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Ajmer                | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana                                           |                       43306 |                       48280 |                                     49397 |
| 2      | Allahabad            | UP, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu &Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh |                       69495 |                       79825 |                                     84106 |
| 3      | Bangalore            | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu                                          |                      140741 |                      155691 |                                    145436 |
| 4      | Bhubaneswar          | Orissa                                                                |                       67963 |                       67633 |                                     77371 |
| 5      | Hyderabad            | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,                                            |                      139716 |                      148984 |                                    172327 |
| 6      | Jabalpur             | MP, Chhattisgarh                                                      |                      105116 |                      117598 |                                    132144 |
| 7      | Karma                | Bihar, Jharkhand                                                      |                       76184 |                       82593 |                                     89183 |
| 8      | Kolkata              | West Bengal, Guwahati, Assam                                          |                       79653 |                       97841 |                                     99585 |
| 9      | Nagpur               | Maharashtra, Goa                                                      |                       57448 |                       60531 |                                     71551 |
| Total  | Total                | Total                                                                 |                      779622 |                      858976 |                                    921100 |

| S.No   | Name of the Region   | State/UT                                                              |   2014-15 (Rs. in thousand) |   2015-16 (Rs. in thousand) |   2016-17 (Rs. in thousand) (provisional) |
|--------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Ajmer                | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana                                           |                       20106 |                        4499 |                                      2820 |
| 2      | Allahabad            | UP, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu &Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh |                        4851 |                        1111 |                                      6128 |
| 3      | Bangalore            | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu                                          |                      166140 |                       98321 |                                    282939 |
| 4      | Bhubanesw ar         | Orissa                                                                |                       45217 |                       20070 |                                     13125 |
| 5      | Hyderabad            | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana                                             |                      168615 |                      285321 |                                     87081 |
| 6      | Jabalpur             | MP, Chhattisgarh                                                      |                       21892 |                       19933 |                                       294 |
| 7      | Karma                | Bihar, Jharkhand                                                      |                        4495 |                          86 |                                       855 |
| 8      | Kolkata              | West Bengal, Guwahati, Assam                                          |                      188252 |                      383373 |                                    360995 |
| 9      | Nagpur               | Maharashtra, Goa                                                      |                       48563 |                       23119 |                                     16725 |
| Total  | Total                | Total                                                                 |                      668131 |                      835833 |                                    770962 |

## 1. HOUSING SCHEME:

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 Commissioners of the Labour Welfare Organisation of the Ministry. The housing subsidy of Rs. 1,50,000/- will be disbursed in three installments in the ratio of 25:60:15.  The 1 st installment of subsidy Rs. 37,500/- (25 % of subsidy) will be given in advance after administrative approval, 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 the Labour Welfare Organization.

## 2. SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR BEEDI WORKERS:

Ministry of Labour & Employment has also initiated action for skill development of  beedi workers to provide  them  alternate  source  of  livelihood,  as  there  is  apprehension  among  Beedi  Manufactures/Beedi Workers  Associations  that  employment  may  be  reduced  in  the  Beedi  industry  due  to  the  anti-Tobacco campaign.

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## ANNEXURE-D