Labour Welfare Organisation
 Subordinate Office of the Ministry of Labour and Employment | |
| Agency Overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | LWO |
| Country |  India
|
| Parent Agency | Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Website | https://labour.gov.in/mol/ |
| Agency Executive | |
| Director General of Labour Welfare (DGLW) | Alok Chandra (IES) |
| Deputy Director General (DDG) | Vinay Kumar Trivedi (CLS) |
Labour Welfare Organisations (LWOs) are subordinate offices of the Indian Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoL&E). The organisation is headed by the Director General of Labour Welfare (Joint Secretary, MoL&E). This organisation implements welfare schemes for unorganised workers such as beedi-workers, non-coal mine-workers and cine-workers.[1]
There are 18 LWO Regions, each headed by a Welfare Commissioner, an officer of the Central Labour Service (CLS).[2]
History
[edit]The welfare schemes administered by the Labour Welfare Organisations (LWO) are formulated based on provisions in the following acts of the parliament[3]
- Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946
- Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
- Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
- Iron Ore, Manganese Ore and Crome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976
- Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
Earlier these schemes were funded through collection of cess. But currently these cess are abolished and the schemes are funded by grants from the Government.
Organogram
[edit]The organisational structure of the Labour Welfare Organisation (LWO) is as follows[4]
| Cabinet Minister (Labour & Employment) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary (L&E) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Director General (Labour Welfare) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Director General | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welfare Commissioner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical Officer [Hospital] | Deputy Welfare Commissioner Assistant Welfare Commissioner [Administrative Wing] | Medical Officer [Dispensary] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LWO Regions
[edit]There are 18 Labour Welfare Organisations.[5][6]
| Sl. No. | LWO | Region covered | Number of Hospitals | Number of Dispensaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bangalore | Karnataka | 2 | 28 |
| 2. | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 36 |
| 3. | Kolkata | West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar islands,Sikkim | 1 | 23 |
| 4. | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | 1 | 24 |
| 5. | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana | 1 | 25 |
| 6. | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 24 |
| 7. | Chennai | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | 22 | |
| 8. | Patna | Bihar | 1 | 17 |
| 9. | Nagpur | Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 18 | |
| 10. | Ajmer | Rajasthan | 23 | |
| 11. | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 1 | 7 |
| 12. | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 12 | |
| 13. | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 10 | |
| 14. | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala, Lakshadweep | 7 | |
| 15. | Guwahati | Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram | 2 | |
| 16. | Dehradun | Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh | 1 | |
| 17. | Chandigarh | Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana | ||
| 18. | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | ||
| Total | 10 | 279 | ||
LWO Hospitals and Dispensaries
[edit]There are a total of 10 Hospitals and 279 Dispensaries under Labour Welfare Organisations. These medical institutions are headed by Officers of the Central Health Service (CHS).[5]
Types of Dispensaries (Mobile/Static-Modern Medicine/Ayurvedic)
[edit]- Beedi Workers Welfare Fund (BWWF) Dispensary
- Cine Workers Welfare Fund (CWWF) Dispensary
- Limestone & Dolomite Mine Workers Welfare Fund (LSDMWWF) Dispensary
- Iron Ore, Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore Mine Workers Welfare Fund (IOMCWWF) Dispensary
Welfare Schemes
[edit]Health Scheme
[edit]The beneficiaries receive healthcare and medicines free of cost from the Dispensaries and Hospitals under Labour Welfare Organisation. Also reimbursement is provided for treatment availed for certain health conditions such as Heart diseases, Kidney transplantation, Cancer, etc.[3]
Education Scheme
[edit]Financial assistance is provided to children of the beneficiaries. The scholarship amount ranges from ₹1000 to ₹25,000 per year.
Housing Scheme
[edit]Subsidy of ₹1,50,000 was provided through Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016. This scheme no longer administered by LWO and is converged with Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) now.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Press Release: Press Information Bureau".
- ^ https://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/brief_about_lwo_and_its_scheme.pdf
- ^ a b Annual Report of the Ministry of Labour and Employment 2024-2025
- ^ Handbook on Convergence by Ministry of Labour and Employment
- ^ a b "list of dispensaries" (PDF).
- ^ https://www.aninews.in/news/business/labour-ministry-highlights-progress-in-welfare-schemes-for-beedi-cine-and-mine-workers20240630093320/