Lok Sabha Question No. 2486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Medical Assistance to Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2486 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO BEEDI WORKERS

2486. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

- (a)the  details  of  the  workers  who  have  received  Medical  Assistance and  Scholarship  implemented  by  the  Government  under  Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act; and
- (b)the details of the fund allocated under the said Act during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): During  last  three  years  41,68,105  number  of  beneficiaries  were benefitted  under  Medical  Assistance  and  9,57,405  beneficiaries  were benefitted under Scholarship scheme.
- (b): The details of the fund allocated under the said Act* during the last three years and the current year, Region-wise are as under:

Contd..2/-

## 2016-17

(Rs. in thousand)

2017-18

|             | Name of the Schemes for Beedi Workers   | Name of the Schemes for Beedi Workers   | Name of the Schemes for Beedi Workers   |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Region      | Health                                  | Scholarship                             | Housing                                 |
| H.Q         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 554353                                  |
| Ajmer       | 53593                                   | 29390                                   | 98900                                   |
| Allahabad   | 78141                                   | 21219                                   | 114361                                  |
| Banglore    | 169351                                  | 210050                                  | 394087                                  |
| Bhubaneswar | 72117                                   | 56730                                   | 139240                                  |
| Hyderabad   | 152758                                  | 234198                                  | 400074                                  |
| Jabalpur    | 154565                                  | 26077                                   | 193690                                  |
| Ranchi      | 106886                                  | 14910                                   | 136299                                  |
| Kolkata     | 114546                                  | 241810                                  | 372397                                  |
| Nagpur      | 65552                                   | 41116                                   | 120899                                  |

(Rs. in thousand)

|             | Name of Scheme for Beedi Workers   | Name of Scheme for Beedi Workers   | Name of Scheme for Beedi Workers   |
|-------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Region Name | Health                             | Scholrship                         | Housing                            |
| H.Q         | 17000                              | 40202                              | 106902                             |
| Ajmer       | 6780                               | 105                                | 8349                               |
| Allahabad   | 9341                               | 85                                 | 10923                              |
| Bangalore   | 14337                              | 608                                | 16377                              |
| Bhubaneswar | 8170                               | 166                                | 9305                               |
| Hyderabad   | 22663                              | 115                                | 25084                              |
| Jabalpur    | 15350                              | 176                                | 17226                              |
| Ranchi      | 9749                               | 94                                 | 11628                              |
| Kolkata     | 14347                              | 414                                | 16746                              |
| Nagpur      | 7242                               | 90                                 | 9032                               |

Contd..3/-

2018-19

:: 3 ::

(Rs. in thousand)

|              |   Health |   Education |   housing |
|--------------|----------|-------------|-----------|
| H.Q          |        0 |      492100 |     71564 |
| Ahmedabad    |     1910 |          50 |     73929 |
| Ajmer        |     2140 |           0 |     41370 |
| Dehradun     |      175 |           0 |      1500 |
| Allahabad    |    13050 |           0 |     11251 |
| Kannur       |     3100 |           0 |      5738 |
| Bangalore    |    20575 |         500 |     17213 |
| Bhubaneshwar |    12825 |        1075 |     43372 |
| Tirunelveli  |    12212 |           0 |     12348 |
| Hyderabad    |    21400 |         150 |      9075 |
| Raipur       |     2788 |        1175 |      3728 |
| Jabalpur     |     4500 |        2150 |     42913 |
| Patna        |     4710 |           0 |      7208 |
| Karma        |     4735 |           0 |     16388 |
| Guwahati     |      300 |        4700 |     40000 |
| Kolkata      |     9500 |          10 |    187715 |
| Nagpur       |    10180 |        1590 |     72975 |

Contd..4/-

## 2019-20

(Rs. in thousand)

|              |   Health |   Education |   Housing |
|--------------|----------|-------------|-----------|
| H.Q          |        0 |      212500 |     20900 |
| Ahmedabad    |     1560 |         100 |     40000 |
| Ajmer        |     2040 |           0 |     25930 |
| Dehradun     |      125 |           0 |       800 |
| Allahabad    |    12250 |           0 |      6200 |
| Kannur       |     3100 |           0 |      2800 |
| Bangalore    |    19750 |        3025 |      8470 |
| Bhubaneshwar |    12925 |        1300 |     22650 |
| Tirunelveli  |    12012 |           0 |      6600 |
| Hyderabad    |    21350 |         150 |      5200 |
| Raipur       |     2513 |        1450 |      3600 |
| Jabalpur     |     5225 |        2325 |     20790 |
| Patna        |     4835 |           0 |      7500 |
| Karma        |     4635 |           0 |      8090 |
| Guwahati     |    10000 |       80000 |     50570 |
| Kolkata      |     7500 |          10 |     96000 |
| Nagpur       |    10180 |        1640 |     70200 |

* After introduction of GST and introduction of Finance Bill 2016, the cess collected  for  running  the  welfare  schemes  have  been  abolished  or subsumed in the GST. All the Welfare fund Acts, except the Cine Workers Welfare  Fund  Act,  1981  have  been  repealed  or  in  the  process  of  being repealed.

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