Lok Sabha Question No. 2768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Beedi Rolling Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2768 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## BEEDI ROLLING WORKERS

2768. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a)whether the Government has conducted any assessment of the number of women and children engaged in Beedi working industry and the impact of such work on their health;
- (b)if so, the State-wise details of last ten years and if not, the reasons
- therefor;
- (c)whether the Government launched any scheme for rehabilitation of women beedi workers so as to provide them safe and healthy
- alternative livelihood;
- (d)if so, the details of women benefitted from such schemes during the last five years, State-wise and year-wise;
- (e)if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f)whether the Government is running any scheme for the rehabilitation of children engaged in Beedi Industry and to ensure quality education and career, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b): The Labour Welfare Scheme is implemented across the country through Labour Welfare Organizations situated in 18 Regions for welfare of the Beedi Workers and their family members. As per the data available, there are 49.82 lakh registered Beedi workers in the country out of which 36.25 lakh are women and no Child has been reported to be engaged in the Beedi Making industry. The number of women Beedi workers, region wise is attached at Annexure-I.

(c) to (e): Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoL&E) in collaboration with  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  had  been providing Skill Development training to the Beedi Workers and their dependents to engage them in alternative jobs from April, 2017 to March, 2020. The details of the beneficiaries under the Scheme from April, 2017 to March, 2020 are attached at Annexure -II.

(f): No  children  has  been  reported  to  be  engaged  in  Beedi Industry, however, the welfare of children of beedi workers is taken care  of  by  the  Labour  Welfare  Scheme.  This  Scheme  has  three components namely Health, Scholarship & Housing and the details are as under:-

(i)  Health  care  facilities  through  10  (Ten)  Hospitals  and  285 dispensaries.  Reimbursement  of  expenditure  for  specialized treatments (i.e. Cancer, Tuberculosis, Heart Diseases, Kidney Transplantation).

(ii) Financial Assistance for education to the children of beedi workers  from  class-I  to  college/University  ranging  from  Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 25,000/- per student per annum, depending upon class/course.

(iii)  Subsidy  of  Rs.1,50,000/-  (per  beneficiary)  in  three  (03) installments  at  25:60:15  ratio  i.e.  Rs.37,500,  Rs.90,000  and Rs.22,500 receptively for construction of pucca houses, under Revised  Integrated  Housing  Scheme  (RIHS)  2016.  However, RIHS  has  now  been  converged  with  Pradhan  Mantri  Awash Yojana.

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Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2768  to  be answered on 07.08.2023

| Sl. No.   | Region         | Total number of beedi workers   | Total number of women employed in beedi making   | Total number of children employed in beedi making   |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Allahabad      | 412757                          | 320514                                           | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 2         | Ahmedabad      | 39011                           | 6074                                             | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 3         | Ajmer          | 38791                           | 36793                                            | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 4         | Bangalore      | 295511                          | 214165                                           | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 5         | Bhubaneswar    | 208212                          | 180000                                           | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 6         | Chandigarh     | 0                               | 0                                                | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 7         | Dehradun       | 0                               | 0                                                | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 8         | Hyderabad      | 458040                          | 452336                                           | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 9         | Jabalpur       | 440556                          | 149844                                           | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 10        | Nagpur         | 155089                          | 102810                                           | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 11        | Ranchi         | 136519                          | 97972                                            | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 12        | Patna          | 296972                          | 206510                                           | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 13        | Raipur         | 3893                            | 3235                                             | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 14        | Kolkata        | 189203                          | 1738313                                          | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 15        | Guwahati       | 24398                           | 18519                                            | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 16        | Tirunelveli    | 603076                          | 61253                                            | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 17        | Kannur         | 40276                           | 36707                                            | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| 18        | Jammu &Kashmir | 0                               | 0                                                | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |
| Total     | Total          | 49,82,294                       | 36,25,045                                        | No children have been engaged in Beedi Making       |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2768 to be answered on 07.08.2023

| Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   | Status of Skill Development of Beedi Workers/Dependents   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Region                                                    | Training Completed                                        | Training Completed                                        | Training Completed                                        |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           | Placement Provided                                        | Placement Provided                                        | Placement Provided                                        | Placement Provided                                        | Placement Provided                                        | Placement Provided                                        | Total M+F                                                 |
| Region                                                    | (No. of Trainees)                                         | (No. of Trainees)                                         | (No. of Trainees)                                         | 2017-18                                                   | 2017-18                                                   | 2018-19                                                   | 2018-19                                                   | 2019-20                                                   | 2019-20                                                   | 2019-20                                                   | Total                                                     | Total                                                     | Total M+F                                                 |
| Region                                                    |                                                           |                                                           | 2019-20                                                   |                                                           | M                                                         | F                                                         | M                                                         | F                                                         | M                                                         | F                                                         | M                                                         | F                                                         | (Place ment)                                              |
| Ahmedabad                                                 | 785                                                       | 100                                                       | 164                                                       | 1049                                                      | 513                                                       | 220                                                       | 2                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 8                                                         | 515                                                       | 228                                                       | 743                                                       |
| Ajmer                                                     | 0                                                         | 30                                                        | 35                                                        | 65                                                        | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 5                                                         | 30                                                        | 5                                                         | 30                                                        | 35                                                        |
| Allahabad                                                 | 2                                                         | 46                                                        | 35                                                        | 83                                                        | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 4                                                         | 14                                                        | 1                                                         | 14                                                        | 5                                                         | 19                                                        |
| Bengaluru                                                 | 0                                                         | 260                                                       | 267                                                       | 527                                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 19                                                        | 50                                                        | 9                                                         | 62                                                        | 28                                                        | 112                                                       | 140                                                       |
| Bhubaneswar                                               | 298                                                       | 870                                                       | 1162                                                      | 2330                                                      | 10                                                        | 64                                                        | 72                                                        | 330                                                       | 517                                                       | 343                                                       | 599                                                       | 737                                                       | 1336                                                      |
| Guwahati                                                  | 36                                                        | 56                                                        | 0                                                         | 92                                                        | 0                                                         | 1                                                         | 1                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 1                                                         | 1                                                         | 2                                                         |
| Hyderabad                                                 | 0                                                         | 217                                                       | 202                                                       | 419                                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 1                                                         | 4                                                         | 6                                                         | 18                                                        | 7                                                         | 22                                                        | 29                                                        |
| Jabalpur                                                  | 2                                                         | 577                                                       | 221                                                       | 800                                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 19                                                        | 65                                                        | 21                                                        | 21                                                        | 40                                                        | 87                                                        | 127                                                       |
| Kannur                                                    | 10                                                        | 0                                                         | 5                                                         | 15                                                        | 3                                                         | 3                                                         | 3                                                         | 3                                                         | 0                                                         | 1                                                         | 6                                                         | 7                                                         | 13                                                        |
| Kolkata                                                   | 182                                                       | 136                                                       | 65                                                        | 383                                                       | 0                                                         | 12                                                        | 29                                                        | 36                                                        | 8                                                         | 9                                                         | 37                                                        | 57                                                        | 94                                                        |
| Nagpur                                                    | 0                                                         | 296                                                       | 130                                                       | 426                                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 18                                                        | 10                                                        | 18                                                        | 10                                                        | 28                                                        |
| Patna                                                     | 3                                                         | 177                                                       | 50                                                        | 230                                                       | 2                                                         | 1                                                         | 19                                                        | 5                                                         | 3                                                         | 2                                                         | 24                                                        | 8                                                         | 32                                                        |
| Raipur                                                    | 175                                                       | 175                                                       | 20                                                        | 370                                                       | 34                                                        | 0                                                         | 43                                                        | 51                                                        | 0                                                         | 20                                                        | 77                                                        | 71                                                        | 148                                                       |
| Ranchi                                                    | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 473                                                       | 473                                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         |
| Tirunelveli                                               | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 0                                                         |
| Total(1)                                                  | 1493                                                      | 2940                                                      | 2829                                                      | 7262                                                      | 562                                                       | 301                                                       | 208                                                       | 548                                                       | 601                                                       | 525                                                       | 1371                                                      | 1375                                                      | 2746                                                      |
| Total(2)                                                  | -                                                         | -                                                         | -                                                         | -                                                         | 863                                                       | 863                                                       | 756                                                       | 756                                                       | 1126                                                      | 1126                                                      | 2746                                                      | 2746                                                      | -                                                         |

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