New Delhi: A total of 48 Lakh workers are registered under Labour Welfare Organisation who are engaged in beedi industry. Details are at Annexure-A.
12 Hospitals and 286 Dispensaries are functioning across the country under Labour Welfare Organisation to cater the health care needs of the Beedi workers and their families. In addition, financial assistance is given to beedi workers and their dependants, referred to other Government recognized hospitals for treatment of certain diseases. Details are at Annexure-B.
This Ministry is providing Housing Subsidy of Rs. 1.50 Lakh in three installments to beedi workers for construction of a pucca house under Revised Integrated Housing Scheme, 2016. So far, more than 7500 workers have availed the benefit of RIHS-2016.
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ANNEXURE-A
Gender and Stat/UT wise details of beedi workers
| Sl.No. | Name of the Region | Male |
Female
|
Total |
| 1 | Ahmedabad |
22324 |
19684 |
42008 |
| 2 | Ajmer |
3854 |
38959 |
42813 |
| 3 | Allahabad |
90046 |
360182 |
450228 |
|
4 |
Bangalore |
30975 |
213437 |
244412 |
| 5 | Bhubaneswar |
39439 |
118314 |
157753 |
| 6 | Hyderabad |
41298 |
371686 |
412984 |
| 7 | Jabalpur |
632791 |
421861 |
1054652 |
| 8 | Kolkata |
366713 |
1305073 |
1671786 |
| 9 | Guwahati |
4010 |
5144 |
9154 |
| 10 | Kannur |
2005 |
30027 |
32032 |
| 11 | Nagpur |
16945 |
171605 |
188550 |
| 12 | Patna |
92913 |
201003 |
293916 |
| 13 | Raipur |
6776 |
11981 |
18757 |
| 14 | Tirunelveli |
5967 |
73938 |
79905 |
| 15 | Ranchi |
48213 |
65195 |
113408 |
| Total | 14,04,269 |
34,08,089
|
48,12,358 |
ANNEXURE B
HEALTH SCHEME
Besides providing health care facilities through 12 Hospitals and 286 Dispensaries across the country, the following assistance is given to workers for treatment of certain categories of diseases, as under :-
| 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. | ||
