New Delhi, July 14 -- While about 96 per cent (42,76,124) of the total beedi workers (44,60,076) are home-based, only four per cent (1,83,952) work in factories, reveals a new study adding that about 80 per cent of home-based beedi workers live in rural areas, and 20 per cent in urban areas.
The number of beedi workers decreased from 4.47 million in 1993-94 to 4.27 million in February 1997, but increased to about 4.8 million in 2018. This shows that there is an overall increase of beedi workers by 1.5-2.1 million during 1993 - 2018, it adds.
These findings are brought by a recent study, undertaken by a group of researchers of AF Development Care, a New Delhi-based research consulting group.
The report title "Knowledge Gap in Existing Res...