Lok Sabha Question No. 1166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Housing Scheme for Beedi Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## HOUSING SCHEME FOR BEEDI WORKERS

1166. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a)the  salient  features  of  the  Revised  Integrated  Housing  Scheme, 2007 for the beedi workers in the country;
- (b)the name of States implementing the said scheme;
- (c)the  number  of  houses  constructed  and  provided  to  the  beedi workers  under  the  scheme  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State and year-wise;
- (d)the funds allocated, released and utilised under the scheme during the said period, State and year-wise; and
- (e)the details of the various other welfare measures implemented by
- the Government for the beedi workers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): The  Revised  Integrated  Housing  Scheme  (RIHS),  2007,  which was  implemented  for  construction  of  house  by  the  beedi  workers. Under this scheme, subsidy @ Rs.40,000/- was paid to a beedi workers 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  24  months (including extended period). The workers were required to submit FDR of Rs.5,000/- towards his contribution with the Welfare Commissioner, Contd..2/-

which  is  to  be  returned  to  them  along  with  second  installment  of subsidy. The minimum & maximum cost of the construction of a house should  be  Rs.45,000/-  &  Rs.1,00,000/-  respectively.  The  benefits  of above Scheme was also made available to the Non-coal Mine Workers engaged in the Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines  (IOMC)  and  Limestone  Ore  Mines,  Dolomite  Ore  Mines  (LSDM) and Mica Ore Mines, under their respective Workers Welfare Funds.

Later it was revised in 2016. As per Revised Integrated Housing Scheme  (RIHS)  2016,  which  was  introduced  w.e.f.  22.03.2016  to provide subsidy of Rs.1,50,000/(per beneficiary) in three (3) installments  in  the  ratio  of  25:60:15  at  Rs.37,500,  Rs.90,000  and Rs.22,500  respectively  to  Beedi/Iron  Ore  Mines,  Manganese  Ore  & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC)/Limestone Mines, Dolomite Mines (LSDM)/Mica  Mines  and  Cine  Workers  for  construction  of  pucca houses.

A meeting of Expenditure Finance Committee under the Ministry of  Finance  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 other Welfare Scheme for Beedi workers in Labour Welfare organization are:
- i.         Health Scheme
- ii.        Education (Scholarship) Scheme.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1166  FOR  25.11.2019  BY  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH  SIGRIWAL REGARDING HOUSING SCHEME FOR BEEDI WORKERS.

Region-wise  number  of  the  houses  constructed  for  the  beedi  workers  under  the scheme (RIHS-2007) during the last three years & current year is as under:-

| State       | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Allahabad   | 423       | 298       | 281       | Nil       |
| Ahmadabad   | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Ajmer       | 43        | Nil       | Nil       | 44        |
| Bangalore   | 6         | 5         | 283       | 94        |
| Bhubaneswar | 5792      | 2469      | 1345      | 262       |
| Hyderabad   | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Jabalpur    | 127       | Nil       | 1189      | Nil       |
| Nagpur      | 143       | 1980      | Nil       | Nil       |
| Ranchi      | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | 294       |
| Patna       | 36        | Nil       | 111       | Nil       |
| Raipur      | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Dehradun    | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Kolkata     | 1506      | 851       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Guwahati    | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Tirunelveli | Nil       | 505       | 96        | Nil       |
| Chandigarh  | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |
| Kannur      | 51        | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       |

No. of beneficiaries under RIHS, 2007 &  RIHS,2016 together during the last four years including current year is as under:

| Financial year   |   No of Beneficiaries |
|------------------|-----------------------|
| 2016-17          |                  9831 |
| 2017-18          |                 12876 |
| 2018-19          |                 12394 |
| 2019-20          |                  3485 |

## ANNEXURE -II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1166 FOR 25.11.2019 BY SHRI  JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL REGARDING HOUSING SCHEME FOR BEEDI WORKERS.

## (Rs. in thousand)

| Region-wise   | 2016-17         | 2016-17                     | 2017-18         | 2017-18                     | 2018-19         | 2018-19                     | 2019-20 (till date)   | 2019-20 (till date)         |
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|               | Funds allocated | Funds released and utilized | Funds allocated | Funds released and utilized | Funds allocated | Funds released and utilized | Funds allocated       | Funds released and utilized |
| HQ            | 551200          |                             | 609600          |                             |                 |                             |                       |                             |
| Allahabad     |                 | 8460                        |                 | 9127.5                      | 11251           | 10537.5                     | 6200                  | Nil                         |
| Ahmadabad     |                 | Nil                         |                 | Nil                         | 60000           | 32512                       | 40000                 | 39780                       |
| Ajmer         |                 | 935                         |                 | 40618                       | 38962           | 38962                       | 25930                 | 25730                       |
| Bangalore     |                 | 120                         |                 | 175                         | 17379           | 17355                       | 8470                  | 3825                        |
| Bhubaneswar   |                 | 121615                      |                 | 78390                       | 43372           | 43372                       | 22650                 | 2258                        |
| Hyderabad     |                 | Nil                         |                 | 412.5                       | 8775            | 8775                        | 5130                  | 5130                        |
| Jabalpur      |                 | 18820                       |                 | 113                         | 53800           | 42905                       | 20790                 | 19710                       |
| Nagpur        |                 | 2920                        |                 | 73808                       | 87804           | 88245                       | 70200                 | 55651                       |
| Ranchi        |                 | 15020                       |                 | 863                         | 16388           | 1571                        | 6500                  | 5880                        |
| Patna         |                 | Nil                         |                 | Nil                         | 7208            | 7167                        | 7500                  | 3150                        |
| Raipur        |                 | Nil                         |                 | 1201                        | 3728            | 3727.5                      | 3600                  | 3555                        |
| Kolkata       |                 | 30120                       |                 | 217832.5                    | 102300          | 102300                      | 76000                 | Nil                         |
| Guwahati      |                 | Nil                         |                 | Nil                         | 40000           | 36725                       | 20000                 | 6615                        |
| Tirunelvelli  |                 | Nil                         |                 | 10100                       | 15000           | 1920                        | 6600                  | 6480                        |
| Kannur        |                 | 3795                        |                 | 2737.5                      | 5738            | 5737.5                      | 2800                  | 2790                        |

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