India, March 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
As per the data available, there are 49.82 lakh registered Beedi workers in the country. The Labour Welfare Scheme under Ministry of Labour and Employment is implemented across the country through Labour Welfare Organizations, situated in 18 Regions across the country, including for welfare of the Beedi Workers and their family members.
Labour Welfare Scheme has three components, namely, Health, Scholarship & Housing and the details are as under:-
Health care facilities through 10 Hospitals and 279 dispensaries. Reimbursement of expenditure for specialized treatments i.e. Cancer, Tuberculosis, Heart Diseases, Kidney Transplantation.
Financial Assistance for edu...