Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Integrated Housing Scheme for Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## INTEGRATED HOUSING SCHEME FOR BEEDI WORKERS

199. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a)the salient features of the Integrated Housing Scheme for the beedi workers in the country;
- (b)the names of States implementing the said scheme;
- (c)the  number  of  houses  constructed  and  provided  to  the  beedi workers under the scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d)the funds allocated, released and utilized under the scheme during
- the said period, State and year-wise; and
- (e)the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide house to
- each and every beedi worker family?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Revised  Integrated  Housing  Scheme  (RIHS),  2007,  was implemented for construction of house by the Beedi/ Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC) and Limestone Ore Mines, Dolomite Ore Mines (LSDM) and Mica Ore Mines workers. Under this  scheme,  subsidy  @  Rs.40,000/-  was  paid  in  two  installments  of Rs.20,000/- each for construction of a house on land measuring not

less  than  60  square  yards.  The  plinth  area  of  the  house  constructed should  be  around  160  square  feet  and  the  construction  should  be completed within a period of 18 months. The workers were required to submit  FDR  of  Rs.5,000/-  towards  his  contribution  with  the  Welfare Commissioner, which was to be returned to them along with second installment of subsidy.

Later  it  was  revised  in  2016.  As  per  Revised  Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS) 2016, subsidy of Rs.1,50,000/- (per beneficiary) 25:60:15 Mines, Mines, Dolomite Mines (LSDM)/Mica Mines and Cine Workers for construction was  provided  in  three (3) installments in the ratio of (Rs.37,500, Rs.90,000 and Rs.22,500) to Beedi/Iron Ore Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC)/Limestone of  own pucca houses.

A meeting of Expenditure Finance Committee for appraisal and  continuation  of  the  'Labour  Welfare  Scheme'  was  held  on 11.05.2018 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Expenditure), where it was decided  that the Ministry of Labour & Employment will explore the  possibilities  to  converge  the  Housing  Scheme  with  the  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna (PMAY) of the Ministry of Urban Development(Urban)  and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna (Grameen) of the Ministry of Rural Development. It was suggested by the committee to  frame  a  timeline  and  to  draw  a  transition  plan  when  all  new sanctions  under  RIHS  will  be  stopped  and  housing  subsidy  will  be drawn  from  PMAY.  Accordingly  all  Welfare  Commissioners  were directed  to  send  all  the  pending  applications  to  the  concerned Blocks/ULBs  for  sanction  under  PMAY  (Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojna). No new applications  are being accepted under RIHS, 2016 any more.

- (b): The scheme is implemented across the country.
- (c): Placed at Annexure-I.
- (d): Placed at Annexure-II.

(e): The Revised Integrated Housing Scheme has been converged  with  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojna  (PMAY).  The  eligible beedi workers can take the benefit of PMAY.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  199  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14/9/2020  BY SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO  MANDLIK: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:  SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO:  SHRI  SUDHEER  GUPTA: REGARDING INTEGRATED HOUSING SCHEME FOR BEEDI WORKERS .

The number of houses constructed and provided to the beedi workers under the scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State /UT-wise;

| State       | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (upto August 2020)   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Allahabad   | 298       | 280       | Nil       | Nil                          |
| Ahmadabad   | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil                          |
| Ajmer       | 704       | 692       | 409       | Nil                          |
| Bangalore   | 5         | 223       | 69        | 3                            |
| Bhubaneswar | 2469      | 1342      | 382       | 256                          |
| Hyderabad   | 11        | 234       | 91        | 27                           |
| Jabalpur    | 3         | 1693      | 384       | Nil                          |
| Nagpur      | 3458      | 1236      | 879       | Nil                          |
| Ranchi      | 43        | 785       | 311       | Nil                          |
| Patna       | Nil       | 111       | 81        | Nil                          |
| Raipur      | 32        | 73        | 70        | Nil                          |
| Dehradun    | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil                          |
| Kolkata     | 6211      | 2942      | Nil       | Nil                          |
| Guwahati    | Nil       | 614       | 359       | Nil                          |
| Tirunelveli | 640       | 785       | 1839      | Nil                          |
| Chandigarh  | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil                          |
| Kannur      | Nil       | Nil       | 130       | Nil                          |

ANNEXURE -II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO199  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14/9/2020  BY SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO  MANDLIK: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:  SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO:  SHRI  SUDHEER  GUPTA: REGARDING INTEGRATED HOUSING SCHEME FOR BEEDI WORKERS .

(Rs. in thousand)

| Region-wise   | 2017-18         | 2017-18                     | 2018-19         | 2018-19                     | 2019-20         | 2019-20                     | 2020-21         | 2020-21                                         |
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|               | Funds allocated | Funds released and utilized | Funds allocated | Funds released and utilized | Funds allocated | Funds released and utilized | Funds allocated | Funds released and utilized ( upto August 2020) |
| HQ            |                 |                             |                 |                             |                 |                             |                 |                                                 |
| Allahabad     | 609600          | 9127.5                      | 11251           | 10537.5                     | 6200            | Nil                         | 35375           | Nil                                             |
| Ahmadabad     | 609600          | Nil                         | 60000           | 32512                       | 40000           | 39780                       | 52228           | Nil                                             |
| Ajmer         | 609600          | 40618                       | 38962           | 38962                       | 25930           | 25730                       | 65233           | Nil                                             |
| Bangalore     | 609600          | 175                         | 17379           | 17355                       | 8470            | 3825                        | 2100            | Nil                                             |
| Bhubaneswar   | 609600          | 78390                       | 43372           | 43372                       | 22650           | 2258                        | 183046          | Nil                                             |
| Hyderabad     | 609600          | 412.5                       | 8775            | 8775                        | 5130            | 5130                        | 16643           | Nil                                             |
| Jabalpur      | 609600          | 113                         | 53800           | 42905                       | 20790           | 19710                       | 114328          | Nil                                             |
| Nagpur        | 609600          | 73808                       | 87804           | 88245                       | 70200           | 55651                       | 28840           | Nil                                             |
| Ranchi        | 609600          | 863                         | 16388           | 1571                        | 6500            | 5880                        | 74810           | Nil                                             |
| Patna         | 609600          | Nil                         | 7208            | 7167                        | 7500            | 3150                        | 105045          | Nil                                             |
| Raipur        | 609600          | 1201                        | 3728            | 3727.5                      | 3600            | 3555                        | 4400            | Nil                                             |
| Deharadun     | 609600          | Nil                         | Nil             | Nil                         | Nil             | Nil                         | 0               | Nil                                             |
| Kolkata       | 609600          | 217832.5                    | 102300          | 102300                      | 76000           | Nil                         | 1500            | Nil                                             |
| Guwahati      | 609600          | Nil                         | 40000           | 36725                       | 20000           | 6615                        | 76400           | Nil                                             |
| Tirunelvelli  | 609600          | 10100                       | 15000           | 1920                        | 6600            | 6480                        | 24720           | Nil                                             |
| Kannur        | 609600          | 2737.5                      | 5738            | 5737.5                      | 2800            | 2790                        | 38856           | Nil                                             |

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