MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a): The total number of workers employed in textiles sector is 4.5 crores including 35.22 lakh handloom workers all over the country.
(b) to (d): Government of India is implementing welfare scheme for Powerloom workers i.e., converged Group insurance Scheme for Powerloom weavers/workers on pan India including Tamil Nadu. The details of premium and benefits are as under:
Premium:
Contribution 51 to 59 Years of age 18 to 50 Years of age
*AABY *PMJJBY *PMSBY
Beneficiary contribution Rs.80 Rs.80 -
LIC Rs.100 Rs.100 -
MOT Rs.290 Rs.150 Rs.12
Total Premium Rs.470 Rs.342
Benefits:
Insurance Coverage on Schemes Total Benefits
*PMJJBY *PMSBY PMJJBY + PMSBY *AABY
Natural Death Rs.2,00,000 --- Rs.2,00,000 Rs.60,000 (Death due to any reason)
Accidental Death Rs.2,00,000 Rs.2,00,000 Rs.4,00,000
Permanent Disability --- Rs.2,00,000 Rs.2,00,000
Partial Disability --- Rs.1,00,000 Rs.1,00,000
• AABY – Aam Admi Bima Yojana ; PMJJBY- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana ;
PMSBY – Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Details of Powerloom workers enrolled and funds spent in Tamil Nadu are as under:
S.
No Year No. of Powerloom workers enrolled Total GOI Contribution
Rs.in Cr.
PMJJBY+
PMSBY AABY
1 2017-18 49101 2088 51189 0.85
2 2018-19 32192 1278 33470 0.56
3 2019-20* 17952 959 18911 0.31
*--- Upto October’2019.
The Government of India has implemented the Scheme for Textile Industry Worker Hostel (STIWA) launched in 2014 on Pilot basis for establishment of Worker hostels at textile parks. Two projects were approved under the scheme one in the State of Tamil Nadu and one in Gujarat. Workers’ Hostel at Palladam Hitech Weaving Park, Tamil Nadu has been completed and an amount of Rs.2.91 crore has been released to the project.
S.No. Projects Sanction Date Gol Grant released (Rs. In crores) Status
1 Palladam Hi¬Tech Weaving Park 23.09.2014 2.91 Project is completed.
2 Gujarat Eco Textile Park 23.09.2014 2.74 Project is completed.
Further, the Government of India is also implementing Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS) across the country, including the State of Tamil Nadu, to provide social security benefits to handloom weavers/workers. The scheme has two components namely (i) Life, accidental and disability insurance coverage under PMJJBY, PMSBY and Converged MGBBY and (ii) Health Insurance coverage on the RSBY pattern (Upto 31.03.2018).
(i) Life, accidental and disability insurance coverage – This scheme is being implemented across the country to provide life and accidental insurance coverage to handloom weavers/workers under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)/ Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) for the age group of 18-50 years and converged Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY) for the existing weavers of age group of 51-59 years. The Insurance benefits under the PMJJBY/PMSBY and converged NGBBY, components of Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS) are as under:-
S. No. Benefits PMJJBY/ PMSBY Converged MGBBY
(i) Natural Death Rs.2,00,000/- Rs.60,000/-
(ii) Accidental Death Rs.2,00,000/- Rs.1,50,000/-
(iii) Total Disability Rs.2,00,000/- Rs.1,50,000/-
(iv) Partial Disability Rs.1,00,000/- Rs.75,000/-
The share of annual premium contribution are as under:
S.No. Share(s) Amount
(i) GOI contribution Rs.162/- Rs.290/-
(ii) Weavers’ contribution Rs.80/- Rs. 80/-
(iii) LIC’s contribution Rs.100/- Rs.100/-
Total premium Rs.342/- Rs.470/-
(ii) Health Insurance coverage on RSBY pattern: Health Insurance Scheme (HIS) was implemented on the pattern of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) upto March, 2018. With the launch of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) on 23.09.2018, RSBY has been subsumed in it.
The handloom weavers/workers enrolled during 2016-17 to 2019-20 under PMJJBY/PMSBY & converged MGBBY and Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana is as under:-
MGBBY Converged MGBBY PMJJBY &
PMSBY Converged MGBBY PMJJBY &
PMSBY Converged MGBBY PMJJBY &
PMSBY Healthcare facilities on the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana(RSBY)
2016-17 2017-18
2018-19
(As on 31.05.19) 2019-20 (As on 31.10.2019) 2016-17 2017-18
Upto March 2018
All India
Total 531981
54660 115538 43,248 1,01,986 - 3,000 346349 128219
531981 170198
1,45,234 3,000 474568
The State/UT-wise funds are not Sanctioned/released under the Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS). However, year-wise funds sanctioned/released to the implementing agencies across the country, including Tamil Nadu, are as under:-
Year
Funds sanctioned/released (Rs. in crore)
2016-17 26.56
2017-18 25.00
2018-19 02.05
2019-20 7.96
(e) & (f): Government of India had introduced a Scheme Viz. Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme (TWRFS) with effect from 15.09.1986 to provide relief to the workers, who are rendered jobless due to permanent closure of Non-SSI Textile Mills in private sector, which are eligible as per the guidelines under the Scheme.
TWRFS has been merged with the Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana (RGSKY) of Ministry of Labour and Employment and discontinued TWRFS w.e.f 01.04.2017. Workers rendered jobless can avail benefits under the above scheme, subject to eligibility.
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