Lok Sabha Question No. 3207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Textile Workers/Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3207 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/12/2019

## TEXTILE WORKERS/WEAVERS

## 3207. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) the State-wise number of textile workers/weavers engaged in various factories of the country;
- (b) whether the situation of such workers particularly in relation to health and welfare is pitiable;
- (c) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether there is any provision of providing financial assistance to the dependants of textile workers/weavers in case of their untimely death;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the details of the role and responsibility of the factory owners fixed under the same; and
- (f) the details of various measures initiated by the Government for maintaining better health and welfare of the textile workers/weavers in the country?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): There  are  no  data/information  maintained  in  Ministry  of  Textiles  on  number  of  textile  workers/weavers engaged in various factories of the country.
- (b) to (f): The Government of India is implementing various welfare schemes for the textile workers/weavers engaged in various  textile  sector  on  pan  India  such  as  Converged  Group  Insurance  Scheme  for  the  welfare  of  Powerloom weavers/workers. The details of premium and benefits are as given in the following table:

| Details of premium and benefits   | Details of premium and benefits   | Details of premium and benefits   | Details of premium and benefits   | Details of premium and benefits   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Contribution                      | 51 to 59 Years of age             | 18 to 50 Years of age             | 18 to 50 Years of age             | 18 to 50 Years of age             |
| Contribution                      | AABY*                             | PMJJBY **                         | PMSBY***                          |                                   |
| Beneficiary contribution          | Rs.80                             | Rs.80                             | -                                 |                                   |
| LIC                               | Rs.100                            | Rs.100                            | -                                 |                                   |
| MOT                               | Rs.290                            | Rs.150                            | Rs.12                             |                                   |
| Total Premium                     | Rs.470                            | Rs.342                            | Rs.342                            | Rs.342                            |
| Benefits:                         |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| Insurance Coverage on             | Schemes                           | Schemes                           | Total Benefits                    | Total Benefits                    |
| Insurance Coverage on             | PMJJBY                            | PMSBY                             | PMJJBY + PMSBY                    | AABY                              |
| Natural Death                     | Rs.2,00,000                       | ---                               | Rs.2,00,000                       | Rs.60,000                         |
| Accidental Death                  | Rs.2,00,000                       | Rs.2,00,000                       | Rs.4,00,000                       | (Death due                        |
| Permanent Disability              | ---                               | Rs.2,00,000                       | Rs.2,00,000                       | any reason)                       |
| Partial Disability                | ---                               | Rs.1,00,000                       | Rs.1,00,000                       | Rs.60,000                         |

Further,  the  Government  of  India  is  also  implementing  Handloom  Weavers  Comprehensive  Welfare  Scheme (HWCWS) across the  country,  to  provide  social  security  benefits  to  handloom  weavers/workers.    The  scheme  has  two components namely (i) Life, accidental and disability insurance coverage under PMJJBY, PMSBY and Converged MGBBY and (ii) Health Insurance coverage on the RSBY pattern (Upto 31.03.2018).

- (i) Life, accidental and disability insurance coverage - This scheme is being implemented across the country to provide life and accidental insurance coverage to handloom weavers/workers under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)/ Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) for the age group of 18-50 years and converged Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY) for the existing weavers of age group of 51-59 years.  The Insurance benefits under the  PMJJBY/PMSBY  and  converged  NGBBY,  components  of  Handloom  Weavers  Comprehensive  Welfare  Scheme (HWCWS) are as under:-

| S. No.   | Benefits           | PMJJBY/ PMSBY   | Converged MGBBY   |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| (i)      | Natural Death      | Rs.2,00,000/-   | Rs.60,000/-       |
| (ii)     | Accidental Death   | Rs.2,00,000/-   | Rs.1,50,000/-     |
| (iii)    | Total Disability   | Rs.2,00,000/-   | Rs.1,50,000/-     |
| (iv)     | Partial Disability | Rs.1,00,000/-   | Rs.75,000/-       |

## The share of annual premium contribution are as under:

| S. No.   | Share(s)              | Amount   | Amount   |
|----------|-----------------------|----------|----------|
| (i)      | GOI contribution      | Rs.162/- | Rs.290/- |
| (ii)     | Weavers' contribution | Rs.80/-  | Rs. 80/- |
| (ii)     | LIC's contribution    | Rs.100/- | Rs.100/- |
|          | Total premium         | Rs.342/- | Rs.470/- |

- (ii) Health  Insurance  coverage  on  RSBY  pattern: Health  Insurance  Scheme  (HIS)  was  implemented  on  the pattern of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) upto March, 2018. With the launch of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) on 23.09.2018, RSBY has been subsumed in it.

The following benefits are also provided to textile workers by NTC, Government of India:

-  The workers are covered under Statutory Acts such as Employees Provident Fund Scheme and Employees State Insurance Scheme. As per ESI Scheme, the employees and their family members are entitled to take treatment towards their health issues.
-  There is a provision of the advance payment (need basis) to the dependents of the workers  in case of their untimely death for the expenses to be incurred on ambulance services and funeral expenses etc and same is recovered from the payable dues of the concerned  employee. Also there is a 'Employees Family Welfare fund Scheme' available to the workers in some of the unit/ mills wherein in the event of death of the employees who is member of the Scheme, a sum of Rs.50,000/- is paid to the nominee/spouse of the employee.
-  Various type of seminar / workshop/ training on health camps i.e eye check up, blood pressure, diabetes, heart check  up  etc  are  organized  by  the  management  for  maintaining  the  better  health  and  welfare  of  the  textile workers.

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