Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Textile Workers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: DINESH TRIVEDI

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.*361

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

**TEXTILE WORKERS**

*361. 	SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	the details of schemes under which the textile workers are provided the insurance in the country including the coverage and premium of insurance schemes;

(b) 	the number of textile workers in the country covered by different kinds of insurance during each of the last three years and the current year,                               State/UT-wise;

(c) 	whether such schemes are regularly evaluated by the Government; and

(d) 	if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon?

उत्तर

ANSWER

वस्त्र राज्‍य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) (श्री संतोष कुमार गंगवार)

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

**(a) to (d):** A  statement  is  laid  on  the  Table  of  the  House.

**Statement in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *361 for answer on 13.08.2015 regarding ‘Textile Workers’ by Shri Dinesh Trivedi.**

**(a):** The following schemes are implemented to provide insurance coverage to textile workers/weavers:

1. The Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana which provides insurance cover to handloom weavers in the case of natural/accidental death and for total/partial disability as well as scholarship to their children. The total premium is Rs. 470 /- of which the worker / weaver has to contribute only Rs. 80 /- premium.
2. The Health Insurance Scheme to provide access to health facilities for handloom weavers which was implemented upto 30 th September 2014 and thereafter implemented on the Rajiv Gandhi Swasthya Bima Yojana platform. The premium is borne by Central and State Governments. The works / weaver’s contribution is Rs. 30 /- premium.
3. The Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana to provide access to health care facilities to handicrafts artisans which was implemented upto the year 2012-13. The premium is borne by  Central and State Governments. The works / weaver’s contribution is Rs. 30 /- premium.
4. The Aam Admi Bima Yojana for handicrafts artisans to provide life insurance cover to handicrafts artisans as well as scholarship to their children. The total premium is Rs. 470 /- of which the worker / weaver has to contribute only Rs. 80 /- premium.
5. The Group Insurance Scheme for powerloom weavers/workers implemented in association with the Life Insurance Corporation providing coverage for all natural/accidental death as well as permanent/partial disability due to accident as well as scholarship to their children. The total premium is Rs.470 /- of which the worker / weaver has to contribute only Rs.80 /- premium.
6. Sheep breeders insurance scheme which provides life insurance to sheep breeders as well as scholarship to their children. The breeder contributes Rs. 80 /- to the annual premium.
7. Health insurance scheme for sericulture farmers was implemented upto 2013-14.

**(b)** :	The number of textile workers/weavers covered under the above insurance schemes during the last three years and current year are given in **Annexure** .

**(c & d):** Yes, Madam.  Evaluation of the schemes is done from time to time by independent evaluation agencies as well as through the governmental mechanism and appropriate remedial measures  are taken accordingly.  This is a continuing process.

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Annexure

**Reply to  Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *361 for 13.08.2015**

**Handloom**

**Weavers Benefitted/enrolment done under the Handloom Weavers Comprehensive  Welfare Scheme during the last three years (2012-13 to 2015-16 (upto 30.06.2015)**

| Name of State     | Health Insurance Scheme   | Health Insurance Scheme   | Health Insurance Scheme   | Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana   | Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana   | Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana   |                        |
|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
|                   | 2012-13                   | 2013-14                   | 2014-15 (upto 30.09.14    | 2012-13                             | 2013-14                             | 2014-15                             | 2015-16(upto 30.06.15) |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 140043                    | 140043                    | 140043                    | 74997                               | 70962                               | 87704                               | 10225                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 6000                      | 6000                      | 6000                      | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                      |
| Assam             | 387563                    | 387563                    | 387563                    | 58607                               | 58323                               | 54627                               | 9994                   |
| Bihar             | 46300                     | 46300                     | 46300                     | 545                                 | 858                                 | 309                                 | 0                      |
| Chhattisgarh      | 4953                      | 4953                      | 4953                      | 2695                                | 249                                 | 5148                                | 0                      |
| Delhi             | 00                        | 0                         | 00                        | 5736                                | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                      |
| Gujarat           | 5018                      | 5018                      | 5018                      | 5766                                | 6373                                | 6381                                | 0                      |
| Goa               | 00                        | 0                         | 0                         | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                      |
| Haryana           | 23000                     | 22999                     | 23000                     | 130                                 | 115                                 | 378                                 | 110                    |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 12030                     | 12017                     | 12030                     | 6349                                | 4673                                | 6161                                | 527                    |
| J & K             | 16265                     | 16265                     | 16265                     | 616                                 | 607                                 | 563                                 | 70                     |
| Jharkhand         | 15002                     | 15002                     | 15002                     | 0                                   | 418                                 | 745                                 | 745                    |
| Karnataka         | 45000                     | 45000                     | 45000                     | 42593                               | 44171                               | 41263                               | 41212                  |
| Kerala            | 13084                     | 13084                     | 13084                     | 13359                               | 5672                                | 5233                                | 0                      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 15720                     | 15019                     | 15720                     | 1039                                | 1269                                | 1010                                | 132                    |
| Maharashtra       | 1687                      | 1687                      | 1687                      | 1122                                | 695                                 | 2714                                | 1236                   |
| Manipur           | 51135                     | 51135                     | 51135                     | 9334                                | 5015                                | 5368                                | 1118                   |
| Meghalaya         | 30919                     | 30919                     | 30919                     | 0                                   | 15500                               | 15837                               | 0                      |
| Mizoram           | 1386                      | 1386                      | 1386                      | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                      |
| Nagaland          | 39501                     | 39501                     | 39501                     | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                      |
| Orissa            | 46531                     | 46531                     | 46531                     | 33102                               | 28698                               | 5418                                | 19221                  |
| Pondicherry       | 00                        | 0                         | 0                         | 1765                                | 1575                                | 1027                                | 0                      |
| Punjab            | 00                        | 0                         | 0                         | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                      |
| Rajasthan         | 4983                      | 4983                      | 4983                      | 2376                                | 2821                                | 2220                                | 209                    |
| Sikkim            | 342                       | 342                       | 342                       | 180                                 | 262                                 | 129                                 | 82                     |
| Tamil Nadu        | 270296                    | 270296                    | 270296                    | 244134                              | 234649                              | 232739                              | 0                      |
| Telengana         |                           |                           |                           |                                     |                                     | 19503                               | 5875                   |
| Tripura           | 9367                      | 9367                      | 9367                      | 1000                                | 24692                               | 1266                                | 166                    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 178316                    | 178316                    | 178316                    | 9920                                | 11952                               | 15959                               | 1461                   |
| Uttarakhand       | 3297                      | 3297                      | 3297                      | 819                                 | 1065                                | 1588                                | 419                    |
| West Bengal       | 381714                    | 381714                    | 381714                    | 34062                               | 54204                               | 61500                               | 7199                   |
| **TOTAL**         | **1749452**               | **1749452**               | **1749452**               | **550246**                          | **599236**                          | **574790**                          | **90076**              |

**Handicraft**

1. **Statement showing the list of  statewise beneficiary ( HandicraftsArtisans) in respect**

**of Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya  Bima Yojana (RGSSBY**

| **Sl.**  **No.**   | **Schemes**                                                                             | **State**                   | **2012-13**              | **2013-14**           | **2014-15**   | **2015-16**   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1.                 | **Rajiv Gandhi Swathya Bima Yojana**                                                    |                             | **No. of beneficiaries** | **Scheme is on hold** |               |               |
|                    | IMPLEMENTED  BY ICICI Limbard Insurance Company  2,  Reliance General Insurance Company | Andhra Pradesh              | 29859                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh           | 6000                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Assam                       | 192138                   |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Bihar                       | 13460                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                | 1938                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Delhi                       | 5246                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Gujarat                     | 8122                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Goa                         | 1436                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Haryana                     | 10298                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh            | 2516                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir             | 30094                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Jharkhand                   | 8002                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Karnataka                   | 8011                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Kerala                      | 12814                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh              | 26430                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Maharashtra                 | 2657                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Manipur                     | 8573                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Meghalaya                   | 4107                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Mizoram                     | 1151                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Nagaland                    | 7703                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Orissa                      | 6881                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Punjab                      | 13797                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Rajasthan                   | 5858                     |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Sikkim                      | 867                      |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu/A&N/ Pondicherry | 17736                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Tripura                     | 35810                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh               | 230259                   |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | Uttaranchal                 | 12015                    |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | West Bengal                 | 101613                   |                       |               |               |
|                    |                                                                                         | **TOTAL**                   | **805391**               |                       |               |               |

1. **Statement showing the details of artisans benefitted for the last three years and current financial year upto June 2015 under Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY).**

| **Sl.**  **No.**   | **State**         | **2012-13**           | **2013-14**           | **2014-15**           | **2015-16 (Upto June,2015)**   |
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|                    |                   | **Artisans enrolled** | **Artisans enrolled** | **Artisans enrolled** | **Artisans enrolled**          |
| 1.                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 995                   | -                     | 2808                  | -                              |
| 2.                 | Arunachal Pradesh | -                     | 413                   | 639                   | -                              |
| 3.                 | Assam             | 16754                 | 5771                  | 1438                  | -                              |
| 4.                 | Bihar             | 390                   | -                     | 0                     | -                              |
| 5.                 | Chhattisgarh      | -                     | -                     | 0                     | -                              |
| 6.                 | Delhi             | 20782                 | -                     | 0                     | -                              |
| 7.                 | Gujarat           | 3733                  | -                     | 864                   | 864                            |
| 8.                 | Goa               | 69                    | -                     | 600                   | -                              |
| 9.                 | Haryana           | 10057                 | -                     | 270                   | 110                            |
| 10.                | Himachal Pradesh  | -                     | -                     | 189                   | -                              |
| 11.                | Jammu & Kashmir   | 23180                 | 500                   | 58                    | 504                            |
| 12.                | Jharkhand         | -                     | -                     | 0                     | -                              |
| 13.                | Karnataka         | 572                   | 1050                  | 3254                  | -                              |
| 14.                | Kerala            | 18406                 | 459                   | 7961                  | -                              |
| 15.                | Madhya Pradesh    | -                     | -                     | 792                   | -                              |
| 16.                | Maharashtra       | -                     | -                     | 0                     | -                              |
| 17.                | Manipur           | -                     | -                     | 4679                  | -                              |
| 18.                | Meghalaya         | 1391                  | 225                   | 390                   | -                              |
| 19.                | Mizoram           | 83                    | 292                   | 232                   | -                              |
| 20.                | Nagaland          | 3611                  | 1007                  | 707                   | -                              |
| 21.                | Orissa            | -                     | -                     | 570                   | -                              |
| 22.                | Punjab            | 29237                 | -                     | 787                   | -                              |
| 23.                | Rajasthan         | 920                   | 71                    | 2310                  | 108                            |
| 24.                | Sikkim            | -                     | -                     | 0                     | -                              |
| 25.                | Tamil Nadu        | -                     | 239                   | 4161                  | 100                            |
| 26.                | Telangana         | -                     | -                     | 1315                  | -                              |
| 27.                | Tripura           | 918                   | 258                   | 499                   | -                              |
| 28.                | Uttar Pradesh     | 30364                 | -                     | 176                   | -                              |
| 29.                | Uttaranchal       | 11725                 | -                     | 2723                  | 1200                           |
| 30.                | West Bengal       | 11022                 | 661                   | 5839                  | 1479                           |
| 31.                | Andoman & Nicobar |                       | -                     |                       | 181                            |
|                    | **TOTAL**         | **184209**            | **10946**             | **43261**             | **4546**                       |
|                    |                   |                       |                       |                       |                                |

**Powerloom**

**STATE WISE NO. OF POWERLOOM WORKERS ENROLLED UNDER GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME**

| STATE WISE NO. OF POWERLOOM WORKERS ENROLLED UNDER GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME   |                 |                       |         |         |         |                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                     | Regional Office | State                 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16   ( Upto April'15) |
| Sr. No.                                                                     | Regional Office | State                 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16   ( Upto April'15) |
| 1                                                                           | Ahmedabad       | Gujarat               | 24151   | 24768   | 20766   | 1360                       |
| 1                                                                           | Ahmedabad       | Daman                 | -       | -       | -       | -                          |
| 1                                                                           | Ahmedabad       | Dadra & N H           | -       | -       | -       | -                          |
| 2                                                                           | Amritsar        | Punjab                | 4055    | 4173    | 4241    | 146                        |
| 2                                                                           | Amritsar        | H.P.                  | 45      | 45      |         |                            |
| 2                                                                           | Amritsar        | J & K                 | -       | -       | 3       | -                          |
| 2                                                                           | Amritsar        | U T of Chandigarh     | -       | -       | -       | -                          |
| 3                                                                           | Bangalore       | Andhra Pradesh        | 12916   | 12818   | 5612    | 213                        |
|                                                                             |                 | Telangana             |         |         | 7090    | 1052                       |
| 4                                                                           | Coimbatore      | Tamil Nadu            | 32760   | 31052   | 30657   | 6748                       |
| 4                                                                           | Coimbatore      | Kerala                | 1557    | 1517    | 1406    | 45                         |
| 5                                                                           | Kanpur          | Uttar Pradesh         | -       | -       | -       | -                          |
| 5                                                                           | Kanpur          | Uttaranchal           | -       | -       | -       | -                          |
| 6                                                                           | Kolkata         | West Bengal           | 1237    | 1201    | 1211    | 81                         |
| 6                                                                           | Kolkata         | Bihar                 | 2112    | 2063    | 2048    | 113                        |
| 6                                                                           | Kolkata         | Orissa                | 501     | 517     | 541     | 41                         |
| 6                                                                           | Kolkata         | Jharkand              | -       | -       | 40      | -                          |
| 6                                                                           | Kolkata         | Assam                 | 158     | 158     | 183     |                            |
| 7                                                                           | Navi Mumbai     | Maharashtra           | 20826   | 13662   | 11384   | 754                        |
| 7                                                                           | Navi Mumbai     | Madhya Pradesh        | -       | -       | -       | -                          |
| 8                                                                           | Noida           | Rajasthan             | 4308    | 3471    | 3833    | -                          |
| 8                                                                           | Noida           | Haryana               | 2318    | 1927    | 2151    | -                          |
| 8                                                                           | Noida           | Uttar Pradesh (Noida) | 3457    | 4164    | 4026    | -                          |
| 9                                                                           | KSPDC           | Karnataka             | 35540   | 40130   | 24964   | -                          |
| 10                                                                          | Indore          | Madhya Pradesh        | 5488    | 5213    | 4871    | -                          |
| 10                                                                          | Indore          | Chhattisgarh          | -       | -       | 77      | -                          |
| Total                                                                       | Total           |                       | 151429  | 146879  | 125104  | 10553                      |

**Wool**

**Coverage of shepherds under Sheep Breeders Insurance scheme during last three years is as under:**

|   SN | Head                       | 2012-13                | 2013-14               | 2014-15                 | 2015-16 (Up to 30/6/2015   |
|------|----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|    1 | Coverage of Sheep Breeders | 15156                  | 37834                 | 48785                   | 3898                       |
|    2 | Natural claim paid         | 72  (Rs.43.20 lacs)    | 103  (Rs.61.80 lacs)  | 58  (Rs.33.60 lacs)     | 26  (Rs.15.60 lacs)        |
|    3 | Accidental claim           | 11  (Rs.16.50 lacs)    | 14  (Rs.19.80 lacs)   | 3  (Rs.04.50 lacs)      | 2  (Rs.2.40 lacs)          |
|    4 | Scholarship Paid           | 4494  (Rs.46.575 lacs) | 1424  (Rs.9.828 lacs) | 1839  (Rs.11.034  lacs) | 75  (Rs.0.45 lacs)         |

**Silk**

**State-wise details of number of textile workers in Central Silk Board under aforesaid Health Insurance scheme during the last three years**

|   **Sl.No.** | **State**       | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2014-15**                                                                                           |
|--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|            1 | Karnataka       | -             | 15000         | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|            2 | Tamilnadu       | 13638         | -             | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|            3 | Andhra Pradesh  | -             | 5000          | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|            4 | Jammu & Kashmir | 2475          | 10000         | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|            5 | West Bengal     | 9422          | 24000         | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|            6 | Madhya Pradesh  | 2099          | 796           | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|            7 | Orissa          | 3968          | 15000         | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|            8 | Bihar           | 400           | 700           | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|            9 | Jharkhand       | 8700          | 92100         | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|           10 | Uttarakhand     | 2413          | -             | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|           11 | Assam           | 9975          | -             | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|           12 | Nagaland        | 100           | -             | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |
|           13 | Tripura         | 890           | -             | The Scheme discontinued from the year 2015-16 on the recommenddations of the 14th Finance Commission. |

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