Lok Sabha Question No. 4200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Housing Facility to Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## HOUSING FACILITY TO BEEDI WORKERS

†4200. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

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

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  formulated Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016 for providing housing subsidy of Rs. 1.50 Lakh in three instalments in the ratio of 25:60:15 for  construction  of  own  pucca  house  to  the  Beedi,  Iron  Ore  Mines, Manganese  Ore  &  Chrome  Ore  Mines  (IOMC),  Limestone  Ore  Mines, Dolomite Ore Mines (LSDM), Mica Mines and Cine workers.
- (c): The funds allocated during the last three years and current year are as mentioned below:

## (Rs. in crores)

| Year   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| B.E.   |     55.12 |     55.12 |     60.96 |     65.84 |

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

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| STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4200 FOR 07.01.2019 BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE REGARDING HOUSING FACILITY TO BEEDI WORKERS. | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4200 FOR 07.01.2019 BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE REGARDING HOUSING FACILITY TO BEEDI WORKERS. | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4200 FOR 07.01.2019 BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE REGARDING HOUSING FACILITY TO BEEDI WORKERS. | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4200 FOR 07.01.2019 BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE REGARDING HOUSING FACILITY TO BEEDI WORKERS. | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4200 FOR 07.01.2019 BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE REGARDING HOUSING FACILITY TO BEEDI WORKERS. |
| Name of the Region                                                                                                                                                            | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                       | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                       | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                       | 2018-19 till 02.01.2019                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                               | Beedi workers                                                                                                                                                                 | Beedi workers                                                                                                                                                                 | Beedi workers                                                                                                                                                                 | Beedi workers                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Ahmedabad                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 335                                                                                                                                                                           | 1115                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Ajmer                                                                                                                                                                         | 130                                                                                                                                                                           | 39                                                                                                                                                                            | 520                                                                                                                                                                           | 611                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Allahabad                                                                                                                                                                     | 624                                                                                                                                                                           | 423                                                                                                                                                                           | 298                                                                                                                                                                           | 281                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Bangalore                                                                                                                                                                     | 699                                                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                                                                             | 457                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Bhubaneswar                                                                                                                                                                   | 5455                                                                                                                                                                          | 5792                                                                                                                                                                          | 2469                                                                                                                                                                          | 1345                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 11                                                                                                                                                                            | 234                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Guwahati                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 603                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Jabalpur                                                                                                                                                                      | 691                                                                                                                                                                           | 934                                                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                                             | 1699                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Kolkata                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 1505                                                                                                                                                                          | 6211                                                                                                                                                                          | 2943                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Kannur                                                                                                                                                                        | 208                                                                                                                                                                           | 125                                                                                                                                                                           | 73                                                                                                                                                                            | 90                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Nagpur                                                                                                                                                                        | 75                                                                                                                                                                            | 143                                                                                                                                                                           | 1981                                                                                                                                                                          | 181                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Patna                                                                                                                                                                         | 452                                                                                                                                                                           | 36                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 281                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Raipur                                                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 43                                                                                                                                                                            | 73                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Ranchi                                                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 751                                                                                                                                                                           | 23                                                                                                                                                                            | 437                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Tirunelveli                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                             | 640                                                                                                                                                                           | 1049                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                         | 8334                                                                                                                                                                          | 9754                                                                                                                                                                          | 12614                                                                                                                                                                         | 11399                                                                                                                                                                         |

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