MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a): Welfare Schemes Beedi Workers
(i) Scheme for award of scholarships to the wards of Beedi/Lime stone and Dolomite Mines/Iron Ore/Manganese Ore/Chrome Ore Mines/Mica Mines/Cine Workers.
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SCHEME Nature of assistance
Scheme for award of scholarships to the wards of Beedi/Lime stone and Dolomite Mines/Iron Ore/Manganese Ore/Chrome Ore Mines/Mica Mines/Cine Workers.
Scholarship is awarded to the wards of the workers at the following rates per student per year:-
Group Class Rates
Girls Boys
Group I Class I to IV 250 250
Group II Class V to VIII 940 500
Group III Class IX 1140 700
Group IV Class X 1840 1400
Group V Class XI to XII 2440 2000
ITI 10000 10000
Group VI Non-Professional Degree Courses; Non-Professional Post Graduate Courses; Two-Three Year Diploma Courses and BCA,BBA and PGDCA. 3000 3000
GROUP VII Professional Degree Courses i.e.B.E./B.Tech/ MBBS/ BAMS/BUMS/ B.Sc (Agriculture) and MCA/ MBA. 15000 15000
II. REVISED INTEGRATED HOUSING SCHEME (RIHS), 2016:
Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016 for Beedi Workers is being implemented in the country through office of 17 Welfare Commissioners of the Labour Welfare Organisation of the Ministry. The housing subsidy of Rs. 1,50,000/- is disbursed in three installments in the ratio of 25:60:15.
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III. HEALTH SCHEME:
Besides providing health care facilities through 12 Hospitals and 286 Dispensaries across the country following assistance is given to certain categories of diseases:-
S.No. PURPOSE NATURE OF ASSITANCE
1 Tuberculosis Reservation of beds in T.B. Hospitals and domiciliary treatment for workers. Subsistence allowance of Rs. 750/- to
Rs. 1000/- p.m is granted as per the advice of the treating physician.
2 Heart Diseases Reimbursement of expenditure up to
Rs. 1,30,000/- to workers.
3 Kidney Transplantation Reimbursement of expenditure up to
Rs. 2,00,000/- to workers.
4 Cancer Reimbursement of actual expenses on treatment, medicines and diet charges incurred by workers, or their dependents for treatment through Govt. recognized hospitals.
5 Minor surgery like Hernia, Appendectomy, Ulcer Gynecological diseases and Prostrate diseases. Reimbursement of expenditure up to Rs. 30,000/- to workers and their dependents.
IV. TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF BEEDI WORKS
Ministry of Labour & Employment has initiated action for skill development for the Beedi workers to provide alternate source of employment for viable alternative sources of livelihood.
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(b): The state wise and scheme-wise details of amounts allocated, released and utilized under such schemes during each of the last three years and the current year are as under:
2016-17
(Rs. In thousand)
Region Health Scholarship Housing
Budget Estimates Utilization/Expend. Budget Estimates Utilization/Expend. Budget Estimates Utilization/Expend.
H.Q 0 0 150812 551200 0
Ajmer 53593 50708 29390 10 975
Allahabad 78141 86362 21219 6152 8960
Banglore 169351 150656 210050 128392 3915
Bhubaneswar 72117 77793 56730 166 121925
Hyderabad 152758 176337 234198 261404 0
Jabalpur 154565 135279 26077 3 18820
Ranchi 106886 93458 14910 65 15220
Kolkata 114546 101904 241810 230765 30300
Nagpur 65552 72213 41116 199 3272
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2017-18
(Rs. In thousand)
Region Name Health Scholarship Housing
Budget Estimates Exp/Utilization Budget Estimates Exp/Utilization Budget Estimates Exp/Utilization
H.Q 200600 0 814574 123601 609600 0
Ajmer 79226 51306 1268 12 39056
Allahabad 114456 75876 1111 57 11056
Bangalore 176974 151504 13459 40055 100
Bhubaneswar 100983 75514 2066 626 14888
Hyderabad 272723 173019 1358 16602 412
Jabalpur 192105 144050 2062 1853 113
Ranchi 118304 83687 1091 52 863
Kolkata 176573 102076 11064 56 184533
Nagpur 85435 56236 1057 300 9032 73658
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2018-19
(Rs. In thousand)
Health Education Housing
Budget Estimates Exp/Utilization Budget Estimates Exp/Utilization Budget Estimates Exp/Utilization
H.Q 0 0 492100 289480 71564 0
AHD 66938 1022 50 0 73929 54908
Ajmer 34360 503 0 0 41370 38963
Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dehradun 975 0 0 0 1500 0
Allahabad 12188 5622 0 0 11251 10501
Kannur 6638 2677 0 172 5738 5738
Bangalore 20375 15539 500 45758 17213 16539
Barbil 350 1333 0 0 0 0
BBSR 45451 11300 1075 909 43372 43109
Tirunelveli 15010 8085 0 62144 12348 12408
kalichedu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hyderabad 13650 14759 150 8872 9075 8738
Raipur 3858 1948 1175 860 3728 3563
Indore 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jabalpur 43625 6026 2150 2069 42913 42401
Patna 8130 1371 0 0 7208 7148
Barajamda 0 18 0 0 0 0
Karma 17410 2285 0 0 16388 14176
Guwahati 0 0 0 0 113 203
Kolkata 153140 3420 10 0 187715 110325
Nagpur 53602 9353 1590 1812 72975 86761
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Budget Estimates 2019-20
Region Health Scholarship Housing
H.Q 0 22500 20900
Ahmedabad 120 100 12000
Ajmer 230 0 1000
Chandigarh 0 0 0
Dehradun 25 0 800
Allahabad 950 0 0
Kannur 300 0 0
Bangalore 1250 975 180
Bhubneshwar 1275 300 450
Tirunelveli 1187 0 0
Hyderabad 2050 25 0
Raipur 263 300 200
Jabalpur 400 350 290
Patna 645 0 0
Karma 545 0 1500
Guwahati 0 0 180
Kolkata 1000 0 3000
Nagpur 960 50 2500
(Rs. In thousand)
(c): Health care facilities are provided to beedi workers and their families though 12 hospitals and 286 dispensaries.
(d): No recommendations of Consultative Committee regarding Beedi Workers has been received during the last three years.
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