There are 7 hospitals and 204
dispensaries throughout the country for the welfare of Beedi
Workers. These hospitals are located as under:-
65 bedded
hospital at Dhuliyan, (West Bengal)
50 bedded T.B.
hospital at Kodarma (Jharkhand)
50 bedded
hospital at Mysore (Karnataka)
30 bedded
hospital at Sagar (M.P.)
10 bedded hospital
at Gursahaiganj (U.P.)
30 bedded
hospital at Mukkadal (Tamilnadu)
30 bedded
hospital at Bihar Sharif (Bihar)
A 15 bedded hospital at Jhalda (W.B.) is
under construction.
The
dispensaries are located as under:-
|
Sl.No.
|
Name of the Region
|
No. of Dispensaries
|
|
1.
|
Ajmer
|
16
|
|
2.
|
Allahabad
|
18
|
|
3.
|
Bangalore
|
34
|
|
4.
|
Bhubaneswar
|
15
|
|
5.
|
Hyderabad
|
38
|
|
6.
|
Jabalpur
|
27
|
|
7.
|
Karma
|
21
|
|
8.
|
Kolkata
|
18
|
|
9.
|
Nagpur
|
17
|
|
|
TOTAL:
|
204
|
The following
studies have been conducted to ascertain the health condition of the beedi workers in the country:
(i) A study on “A National Study on Beedi Workers- An Economic
Approach” was conducted by Industrial Economics Division of Director General
Factory Advice Services and Labour Institute, Mumbai.
(ii) Another study named “Occupational Health Hazards in women Beedi
rollers in Bihar (2010)”.
The following health care
facilities are provided to Beedi Workers to safeguard
the health of these workers and their rehabilitation:-
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
BEEDI WORKERS
|
|
PURPOSE
|
NATURE OF
ASSISTANCE
|
|
Ophthalmic
Problems
|
Financial
assistance of Rs.300/- for purchase of spectacles
|
|
Tuberculosis
|
Reservation of
beds in T. B. Hospitals and domiciliary treatment for
workers. Subsistence allowance Rs.750/-
p.m. to Rs.1000/- is paid to workers.
|
|
Heart Diseases
|
Reimbursement of
expenditure up to Rs.1,30,000/- to workers.
|
|
Kidney
Transplantation
|
Reimbursement of
expenditure up to Rs.2,00,000/- to workers.
|
|
Cancer
|
Reimbursement of
actual expenditure on treatment, medicines, and diet charges incurred by workers, or
their dependants.
|
|
Minor surgery like
Hernia, Appendec-tomy ulcer, Gynaeco-logical diseases and prostrate diseases.
|
Reimbursement of
expenditure upto Rs.30,000/-
to workers and their dependants.
|
|
Mental Diseases
|
Financial
assistance for treatment of mental diseases, diet, railway fare and
subsistence allowance to
workers.
|
|
Leprosy
|
Financial
assistance for Rs.30/- per patient per day for indoor treatment and Rs.6/-
per patient per day for outdoor treatment to
workers. Subsistence allowance
of Rs.300/- per month with dependants and Rs.200/- per month without
dependants for workers.
|
|
Maternity Benefits
|
Grant of Rs.1000/-
per delivery to a female worker (for first two deliveries).
|
|
Family Welfare
|
Monetary incentive
@ Rs.500/- per head to the workers for undergoing sterilization.
|
In
addition to above, Ministry of Labour and Employment has initiated action for
rehabilitation of the beedi workers to provide them
alternate source of employment for viable alternative sources of livelihood
according to local market requirements.
The Minister of
State for Labour and Employment Shri Harish Rawat gave this information in
reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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