The total number of workers employed in textiles sector is 4.5 crores including 35.22 lakh handloom workers all over the country.

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 Hi­Tech Weaving Park	23.09.2014	2.91	Project is completed.
2	Gujarat Eco Textile Park	23.09.2014	2.74	Project is completed.

 

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 (Up to 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 is 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

 

Government of India had introduced 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 w.e.f 01.04.2017. Workers rendered jobless can avail benefits under the above scheme, subject to eligibility. 

 

This information was given by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, in written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

 

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