Lok Sabha Question No. 1984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Facilities for Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1984

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

FACILITIES FOR BEEDI WORKERS

1984. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware that 75 per cent of the beedi workers are suffering from multiple illness due to continuous exposure to tobacco and other hazardous substances and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps/concrete  measures  to improve the working conditions, health and other benefits of the employees particularly women associated with the beedi industries;
- (c)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)the  estimated  number  of  employees  associated  with  beedi  industries, State-wise and the names of countries to which beedi is being exported, quantity, value and country-wise during the last       three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): No Specific cases of multiple illness of the beedi workers have been  reported  to  this  Ministry  so  far.  However,  health  care  facilities  are being provided to Beedi workers and their families through 12 Hospitals and 286 dispensaries located across the country. In addition, reimbursement is being  provided  for  the  treatment  taken  in  govt.  recognized  hospitals  in certain diseases. Details of the facilities being provided to beedi workers and their families is at Annexure-A.
- (d): Details are at Annexure B & C.

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## SCHEMES BEING IMPLMENTED AT PRESENT FOR BEEDI WORKERS

## 1. EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES:

| SCHEME                                                                                                  | Nature of assistance                                                                                      | Nature of assistance                                                                                                            | Nature of assistance                                                                                      | Nature of assistance                                                                                      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | Scholarship is awarded to the children of the beedi workers at the following rates per student per year:- | Scholarship is awarded to the children of the beedi workers at the following rates per student per year:-                       | Scholarship is awarded to the children of the beedi workers at the following rates per student per year:- | Scholarship is awarded to the children of the beedi workers at the following rates per student per year:- |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | Group                                                                                                     | Class                                                                                                                           | Rates                                                                                                     | Rates                                                                                                     |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | Group                                                                                                     | Class                                                                                                                           | Girls                                                                                                     | Boys                                                                                                      |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | Group I                                                                                                   | Class I to IV                                                                                                                   | 250                                                                                                       | 250                                                                                                       |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | Group II                                                                                                  | Class V to VIII                                                                                                                 | 940                                                                                                       | 500                                                                                                       |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | Group III                                                                                                 | Class IX                                                                                                                        | 1140                                                                                                      | 700                                                                                                       |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | Group IV                                                                                                  | Class X                                                                                                                         | 1840                                                                                                      | 1400                                                                                                      |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | Group V                                                                                                   | Class XI to XII                                                                                                                 | 2440                                                                                                      | 2000                                                                                                      |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers |                                                                                                           | ITI                                                                                                                             | 10000                                                                                                     | 10000                                                                                                     |
| Scheme for award of scholarships under Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | 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 Iron Ore,Manganese Ore,Chrome Ore Mines/LSDM/Mi ca Mines Workers | GROUP VII                                                                                                 | Professional Degree Courses i.e.B.E./B.Tech/ MBBS/ BAMS/BUMS/ B.Sc (Agriculture) and MCA/ MBA.                                  | 15000                                                                                                     | 15000                                                                                                     |

## 2. REVISED INTEGRATED HOUSING SCHEME (RIHS), 2016:

Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016 for Beedi Workers is being implemented in the country through offices of 17 Welfare Commissioners of the Labour Welfare Organisation of the Ministry. The housing subsidy of Rs. 1,50,000/-  is disbursed in three installments in the ratio of 25:60:15.

## 3. HEALTH SCHEME

Besides providing health care facilities through 12 Hospitals and 286 Dispensaries across the country following assistance is given to certain categories of diseases :-

|   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 for treatment through Govt. recognized hospitals.                      |
|       5 | Minor surgery like Hernia, Appendectomy, Ulcer Gynecological diseases and Prostrate diseases. | Reimbursement of expenditure up to Rs. 30,000/- to workers and their dependents.                                                                                                          |

ANNEXURE-B

STATE/UT WISE DETAILS OF REGISTERED BEEDI WORKERS

79905

| Sl.No.   | Name 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      |                           | 9154    |
| 10.      | Kannur        | Kerala                    | 32032   |
| 11.      | Nagpur        | Maharashtra               | 188550  |
|          |               | Goa                       | -       |
|          |               | Daman (UT)                | -       |
|          |               | Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) | -       |
| 12.      | Patna         | Bihar                     | 293916  |
| 13.      | Raipur        | Chhattisgarh              | 18757   |
| 14.      | Tirunelveli   | Tamil Nadu                | 79905   |
| 15.      | Ranchi        | Jharkhand                 | 113408  |
|          | Total         |                           | 4812358 |

## ANNEXURE-C

## COUNTRY WISE DETAILS OF THE BEEDI EXPORT FROM INDIA QTY in Ton and Values IN USD

|                 | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19(UPTO MAY'18)   | 2018-19(UPTO MAY'18)   |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
| COUNTRY         | QTY       | VALUES    | QTY       | VALUES    | QTY       | VALUES    | QTY                    | VALUES                 |
| U ARAB EMTS     | 146.61    | 2274787   | 288.97    | 4195132   | 188.57    | 3144984   |                        |                        |
| NETHERLANDANTIL | 26.29     | 137478    | 35.03     | 463286    | 34.00     | 763616    |                        |                        |
| AFGHANISTAN     | 12.20     | 114924    | 47.50     | 423102    | 48.39     | 518698    |                        |                        |
| ZAMBIA          | 21.80     | 282249    | 23.20     | 311329    | 66.08     | 451511    | 28.25                  | 317942                 |
| SINGAPORE       | 50.16     | 255181    | 9.98      | 199338    | 12.51     | 276088    |                        |                        |
| NEPAL           | 16.95     | 31168     | 5.10      | 21528     | 17.54     | 133325    | 1.02                   | 1890                   |
| SOUTH AFRICA    | 3.16      | 37064     | 2.34      | 25496     | 6.14      | 83919     | 5.00                   | 23394                  |
| IRELAND         | 4.25      | 26020     | 16.00     | 93038     | 9.94      | 67314     |                        |                        |
| U S A           | 38.54     | 929352    | 12.95     | 306739    | 3.30      | 55385     | 0.57                   | 4819                   |
| AUSTRALIA       | 5.19      | 35875     | 18.00     | 110971    | 18.37     | 52813     | 1.56                   | 14175                  |
| SWITZERLAND     | 0.75      | 27107     | 3.81      | 135332    | 1.23      | 48749     |                        |                        |
| TRINIDAD        | 0.27      | 7511      | 1.04      | 27235     | 1.74      | 41892     |                        |                        |
| SRI LANKA DSR   | 1.75      | 16139     | 10.00     | 2641      | 14.65     | 37649     | 0.19                   | 10356                  |
| SENEGAL         |           |           |           |           | 1.30      | 30482     |                        |                        |
| MALDIVES        |           |           |           |           | 1.52      | 21539     |                        |                        |
| SERBIA          |           |           |           |           | 1.60      | 9751      |                        |                        |
| RUSSIA          | 1.00      | 3657      | 6.30      | 58837     | 1.20      | 9698      |                        |                        |
| PERU            |           |           |           |           | 1.00      | 6453      |                        |                        |
| KOREA RP        | 0.82      | 5926      |           |           | 0.83      | 5967      |                        |                        |
| SAUDI ARAB      |           |           | 0.08      | 1270      | 0.40      | 3105      |                        |                        |
| URUGUAY         |           |           |           |           | 0.40      | 2276      |                        |                        |
| BANGLADESH PR   |           |           | 1.05      | 3098      | 0.71      | 2078      |                        |                        |
| CANADA          | 1.00      | 6785      | 2.30      | 13863     | 0.35      | 1215      |                        |                        |
| MAURITIUS       | 0.04      | 659       | 0.74      | 2332      | 0.14      | 1020      |                        |                        |
| COLOMBIA        | 0.30      | 2255      |           |           | 0.10      | 344       |                        |                        |
| UZBEKISTAN      |           |           |           |           | 0.06      | 144       |                        |                        |
| VIETNAM SOC REP |           |           |           |           | 0.08      | 139       |                        |                        |
| MOZAMBIQUE      |           |           |           |           | 0.00      | 2         |                        |                        |
| ECUADOR         |           |           |           |           |           |           | 2.50                   | 16075                  |
| ST LUCIA        |           |           | 0.21      | 4454      |           |           | 0.06                   | 3031                   |
| ARGENTINA       | 1.00      | 25087     | 1.61      | 19425     |           |           |                        |                        |
| BAHAMAS         | 1.46      | 10997     | 3.20      | 8555      |           |           |                        |                        |
| BELGIUM         |           |           | 0.04      | 152       |           |           |                        |                        |
| CHILE           | 1.11      | 8326      |           |           |           |           |                        |                        |
| ESTONIA         | 2.40      | 8902      |           |           |           |           |                        |                        |
| GERMANY         | 1.48      | 11416     |           |           |           |           |                        |                        |
| GRENADA         | 0.02      | 756       |           |           |           |           |                        |                        |
| HONG KONG       | 4.73      | 24110     | 1.98      | 12537     |           |           |                        |                        |

| IRAN        | 21.50   | 214299   | 15.52   | 111813   |        |         |       |        |
|-------------|---------|----------|---------|----------|--------|---------|-------|--------|
| ISRAEL      | 2.00    | 9637     | 5.80    | 38792    |        |         |       |        |
| KAZAKHSTAN  |         |          | 0.13    | 209      |        |         |       |        |
| LESOTHO     | 0.09    | 1678     |         |          |        |         |       |        |
| LITHUANIA   |         |          | 8.00    | 22752    |        |         |       |        |
| MALAYSIA    | 1.95    | 9299     | 9.94    | 56635    |        |         |       |        |
| MONGOLIA    | 0.05    | 707      |         |          |        |         |       |        |
| NEW ZEALAND | 6.02    | 12253    | 0.29    | 3576     |        |         |       |        |
| NIGERIA     |         |          | 0.13    | 740      |        |         |       |        |
| PHILIPPINES |         |          | 0.03    | 66       |        |         |       |        |
| SPAIN       | 3.10    | 19076    | 9.38    | 76678    |        |         |       |        |
| U K         | 1.50    | 17620    | 0.00    | 1        |        |         |       |        |
| Grand Total | 379.46  | 4568300  | 540.63  | 6750952  | 432.13 | 5770156 | 39.15 | 391682 |

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