Lok Sabha Question No. 2467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Social Security for Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2467 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## SOCIAL SECURITY FOR BEEDI WORKERS

†2467. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a)the State-wise and name-wise details of the schemes being implemented for social security, education, health, training and other welfare activities for the
- beedi workers in the country;
- (b)the State-wise and scheme-wise details of amounts allocated, released and utilized  under  such  schemes  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (c)the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  health  care facilities to the beedi workers in their areas; and
- (d)the  details  of  the  meetings  held  by  the  Central  Consultative  Committee  to discuss matters regarding beedi workers and to make recommendations in this  regard  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  action  taken  by  the Ministries/Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Welfare Schemes Beedi Workers
- (i)  Scheme  for  award  of  scholarships  to  the  wards  of  Beedi/Lime  stone  and Dolomite Mines/Iron Ore/Manganese Ore/Chrome Ore Mines/Mica Mines/Cine Workers.

Contd..2/-

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

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

Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016 for Beedi Workers is being implemented in the country through office 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.

## III. 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.N o. | 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.                                                                                                          |

## IV. TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF BEEDI WORKS

Ministry of Labour  &  Employment  has  initiated  action  for skill development for the Beedi workers to provide alternate source of employment for viable alternative sources of livelihood.

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(b): The state wise and scheme-wise details of amounts allocated, released and utilized under such schemes during each of the last three years and the current year are as under:

2016-17

(Rs. In thousand)

|             | Health           | Health                | Scholarship      | Scholarship           | Housing           | Housing              |
|-------------|------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
| Region      | Budget Estimates | Utilizati on/Expe nd. | Budget Estimates | Utilizati on/Expe nd. | Budget Estimat es | Utilizatio n/Expend. |
| H.Q         | 0                | 0                     |                  | 150812                |                   | 0                    |
| Ajmer       | 53593            | 50708                 | 29390            | 10                    |                   | 975                  |
| Allahabad   | 78141            | 86362                 | 21219            | 6152                  |                   | 8960                 |
| Banglore    | 169351           | 150656                | 210050           | 128392                |                   | 3915                 |
| Bhubaneswar | 72117            | 77793                 | 56730            | 166                   | 551200            | 121925               |
| Hyderabad   | 152758           | 176337                | 234198           | 261404                | 551200            | 0                    |
| Jabalpur    | 154565           | 135279                | 26077            | 3                     |                   | 18820                |
| Ranchi      | 106886           | 93458                 | 14910            | 65                    |                   | 15220                |
| Kolkata     | 114546           | 101904                | 241810           | 230765                |                   | 30300                |
| Nagpur      | 65552            | 72213                 | 41116            | 199                   |                   | 3272                 |

Contd..5/-

## 2017-18

## :: 5 ::

(Rs. In thousand)

|              | Health            | Health           | Scholarship       | Scholarship      | Housing           | Housing          |
|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| Region Name  | Budget Estimat es | Exp/Utilizat ion | Budget Estimat es | Exp/Utiliza tion | Budget Estima tes | Exp/Utilizat ion |
| H.Q          | 200600            | 0                | 814574            | 123601           |                   | 0                |
| Ajmer        | 79226             | 51306            | 1268              | 12               |                   | 39056            |
| Allahabad    | 114456            | 75876            | 1111              | 57               |                   | 11056            |
| Bangalore    | 176974            | 151504           | 13459             | 40055            |                   | 100              |
| Bhubanes war | 100983            | 75514            | 2066              | 626              | 609600            | 14888            |
| Hyderabad    | 272723            | 173019           | 1358              | 16602            |                   | 412              |
| Jabalpur     | 192105            | 144050           | 2062              | 1853             |                   | 113              |
| Ranchi       | 118304            | 83687            | 1091              | 52               |                   | 863              |
| Kolkata      | 176573            | 102076           | 11064             | 56               |                   | 184533           |
| Nagpur       | 85435             | 56236            | 1057              | 300              | 9032              | 73658            |

Contd..6/-

## 2018-19

## (Rs. In thousand)

|             | Health            | Health           | Education        | Education        | Housing          | Housing          |
|-------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|             | Budget Estimat es | Exp/Utili zation | Budget Estimates | Exp/Utiliz ation | Budget Estimates | Exp/Utiliz ation |
| H.Q         | 0                 | 0                | 492100           | 289480           | 71564            | 0                |
| AHD         | 66938             | 1022             | 50               | 0                | 73929            | 54908            |
| Ajmer       | 34360             | 503              | 0                | 0                | 41370            | 38963            |
| Chandigarh  | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| Dehradun    | 975               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1500             | 0                |
| Allahabad   | 12188             | 5622             | 0                | 0                | 11251            | 10501            |
| Kannur      | 6638              | 2677             | 0                | 172              | 5738             | 5738             |
| Bangalore   | 20375             | 15539            | 500              | 45758            | 17213            | 16539            |
| Barbil      | 350               | 1333             | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| BBSR        | 45451             | 11300            | 1075             | 909              | 43372            | 43109            |
| Tirunelveli | 15010             | 8085             | 0                | 62144            | 12348            | 12408            |
| kalichedu   | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| Hyderabad   | 13650             | 14759            | 150              | 8872             | 9075             | 8738             |
| Raipur      | 3858              | 1948             | 1175             | 860              | 3728             | 3563             |
| Indore      | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| Jabalpur    | 43625             | 6026             | 2150             | 2069             | 42913            | 42401            |
| Patna       | 8130              | 1371             | 0                | 0                | 7208             | 7148             |
| Barajamda   | 0                 | 18               | 0                | 0                | 0                | 0                |
| Karma       | 17410             | 2285             | 0                | 0                | 16388            | 14176            |
| Guwahati    | 0                 | 0                | 0                | 0                | 113              | 203              |
| Kolkata     | 153140            | 3420             | 10               | 0                | 187715           | 110325           |
| Nagpur      | 53602             | 9353             | 1590             | 1812             | 72975            | 86761            |

Contd..7/-

## Budget Estimates 2019-20

(Rs. In thousand)

| Region      |   Health |   Scholarship |   Housing |
|-------------|----------|---------------|-----------|
| H.Q         |        0 |         22500 |     20900 |
| Ahmedabad   |      120 |           100 |     12000 |
| Ajmer       |      230 |             0 |      1000 |
| Chandigarh  |        0 |             0 |         0 |
| Dehradun    |       25 |             0 |       800 |
| Allahabad   |      950 |             0 |         0 |
| Kannur      |      300 |             0 |         0 |
| Bangalore   |     1250 |           975 |       180 |
| Bhubneshwar |     1275 |           300 |       450 |
| Tirunelveli |     1187 |             0 |         0 |
| Hyderabad   |     2050 |            25 |         0 |
| Raipur      |      263 |           300 |       200 |
| Jabalpur    |      400 |           350 |       290 |
| Patna       |      645 |             0 |         0 |
| Karma       |      545 |             0 |      1500 |
| Guwahati    |        0 |             0 |       180 |
| Kolkata     |     1000 |             0 |      3000 |
| Nagpur      |      960 |            50 |      2500 |

- (c):  Health care facilities are provided to beedi workers and their families though 12 hospitals and 286 dispensaries.
- (d):    No  recommendations  of  Consultative  Committee  regarding  Beedi Workers has been received during the last three years.

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