Act Description : BEEDI WORKERS WELFARE FUND ACT, 1976
Act Details :-
BEEDI WORKERS WELFARE FUND ACT, 1976
62 of 1976
10th April, 1976
An Act to provide for the financing of measures to promote the welfare of persons engaged in beedi establishments Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:
SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT
(1) This Act may be called the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date,1[as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas in the State and for different provisions of this Act.
SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS
-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Fund" means the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund formed under Sec. 3-;
(b) a person is said to be engaged in an establishment if he is engaged in that establishment directly or through any agency, whether for wages or not, for doing any work, skilled, unskilled manual or clerical and includes-
(i) any person who is given raw materials by an employer or a contractor for being made into beedi at home ; and
(ii) any person not engaged by an employer or a contractor but working with the permission of, or under agreement with the employer or contractor;
(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
(d) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 (32 of 1966)-, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act in so far as they relate to a person engaged in beedi establishments.
SECTION 03: BEEDI WORKERS WELFARE FUND
There shall be formed a Fund to be called the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund and there shall be credited thereto-
(a) an amount which the Central Government "may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, provide from and out of the proceeds of cess credited under Sec. 4 of the Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976-, after deducting the cost of collection as deter- mined by the Central Government under this Act ;
(b) any income from investment of the amount credited under the Act referred to in Cl. (a) and other moneys received by the Central Government for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 04: APPLICATION OF FUND
The Fund shall be applied by the Central Government to meet the expenditure incurred in
connection with measures and facilities which, in the opinion of that Government, are necessary or expenditure to promote the welfare of persons engaged in beedi establishments; and in particular-
(a) to defray the cost of measures for the benefit of such persons directed towards-
(i) the improvement of public health and sanitation, the prevention of disease and the provision and improvement or medical facilities ;
(ii) the provision and improvement of water supplies and facilities for washing;
(iii) the provision and improvement of educational facilities ;
(iv) the provision and improvement of housing and recreational facilities including standards of living, nutrition and amelioration of social conditions;
2[(iv-a) the provision of family welfare, including family-planning education and services];
(v) the provision and improvement of such other welfare measures and facilities as may be prescribed ;
(b) to grant loan or subsidy to a State Government, a local authority or an employer in aid of any scheme approved by the Central Government for the purpose connected with the welfare of persons engaged in beedi establishments;
(c) to pay annually grants-in-aid to State Government,3[or to a local authority or to an agency which satisfies the prescribed criteria (herein- after referred to as the agency) or to an employer] who provides to the satisfaction of the Central Government welfare measures and facilities of the prescribed standard for the benefit of persons engaged in beedi establishments, so, however, that the amount payable as grants-in aid to any such State Government,4[local authority, agency] or employer shall not exceed-
(i) the amount spent in providing welfare measures and facilities as determined by the Central Government or any person specified by it in this behalf, or
(ii) such amount as may be prescribed, whichever is less: Provided that no grant-in-aid shall be payable in respect of any such welfare measures and facilities where the amount spent thereon determined as aforesaid is less than the amount prescribed in this behalf;
(d) to meet the allowances, if any, of the members of the Advisory Committees and the Central Advisory Committee constituted under Sec. 5-and Sec. 6-, respectively and the salaries and allowances, if any, of persons appointed under Sec. 8-;
(e) any other expenditure which the Central Government may direct to be defrayed from the fund.
(2) The Central Government shall have power to decide whether any particular expenditure is or is not debitable to the Fund, and its decision shall be final.
SECTION 05: ADVISORY COMMITTEES
(1) The Central Government may constitute as many Advisory Committees, as it thinks fit, but not exceeding one for each of the principal beedi-producing States, to advise the Central Government on such matters arising out of the administration of this Act as may be referred to it by that Government, including matters relating to the application of the Fund.
(2) Each Advisory Committee shall consist of such number of persons as may be appointed to it by the Central Government and the members shall be chosen in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that each Advisory Committee shall include an equal number of members representing Government, the employers and persons engaged in beedi establishments and that at least one member of such Committee shall be a woman.
(3) The Chairman of each Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Central Government.
(4) The Central Government shall publish in the official Gazette the names of all members of every Advisory Committee.
SECTION 06: CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(1) The Central Government may constitute a Central Advisory Committee to co-ordinate the work of the Advisory Committees constituted under Sec. 5-and to advise the Central Government on any matter arising out of the administration of this Act.
(2) The Central Advisory Committee shall consist of such number of persons as may be
appointed to it by the Central Government and the members shall be chosen in such manner as may be prescribed : Provided that the Central Advisory Committee shall include an equal number of members representing the Government the employers and persons engaged in beedi establishments and that at least one member of such Committee shall be a woman.
(3) The Chairman of the Central Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Central
Government.
(4) The Central Government shall publish in the official Gazette the names of all members of the Central Advisory Committee.
SECTION 07: POWER TO CO-OPT
(1) An Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee may, at any time and for such period as it thinks fit, co-opt any person or persons to the Advisory Committee.
(2) The Central Government shall publish in the official Gazette the names of all members of the Central Advisory Committee.
(3) The Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee may, if it considers it necessary or expedient so to do, invite any person to attend its meeting and when such person attends any meeting, he shall not be entitled to vote thereat
SECTION 08: APPOINTMENT OF WELFARE COMMISSIONERS, ETC. AND THEIR POWERS
(1) The Central Government may appoint as many Welfare Commissioners, Welfare Administrators, Inspectors and such other officers and staff as it thinks necessary for the purposes of this Act and the Beedi Workers Cess Act, 1976-.
(2) The Central Government may, by general or special order, direct a Welfare Commissioner to appoint such staff as it considered necessary for the purposes of this Act and the Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976-.
(3) Every person appointed under this section shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of Sec. 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)-.
(4) Any Welfare Commissioner, Welfare Administrator or Inspector may-
(a) with such assistance, if any, as he may think fit, enter at any reasonable time, any place which he considers it necessary to enter for carrying out the purposes of this Act ;
(b) do within such place anything necessary for the proper discharge of his duties ; and
(c) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed.
SECTION 09: POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO EXEMPT
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if the Central Government is satisfied that there is in force in any State or part thereof a law making adequate provision for the financing of activities to promote the welfare of persons engaged in beedi establishments, it may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct that all or any of the provisions of this Act shall not apply or shall apply to such State or part thereof subject to such exemptions and modifications as may be specified in the notification.
SECTION 10: ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES FINANCED UNDER THE ACT
The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, after the end of each financial year, cause to be published in the official Gazette, a report giving an account of its activities financed under this Act during the previous financial year together with a statement of accounts.
SECTION 11: POWER TO CALL FOR INFORMATION
The Central Government may require a State Government or a local authority 5[or the agency] or an employer to furnish, for the purposes of this Act, such statistical and other information in such form and within such period as may be prescribed.
SECTION 12: POWER TO MAKE RULES
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, and subject to the condition of previous publication, makes rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may be provided for-
(a) the manner in which the Fund may be applied for the measures and facilities specified in subsection (1) of Sec. 4-;
(b) the conditions governing the grant of loan or subsidy under Cl. (b) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 4-;
(c) the conditions governing grant-in-aid under Cl. (c) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 4-;
(d) the standard of welfare measures and-facilities to be provided under Cl. (c) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 4-;
(e) the determination of the amounts referred to in sub-clause (ii) of Cl. (c) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 4- and the proviso to that clause ;
(f) the composition of the Advisory Committees and the Central Advisory Committee constituted under Secs. 5-and Sec. 6-, respectively, the manner in which the members thereof shall be chosen, the term of office of such members, the allowances, if any, payable to them, and the manner in which the Advisory Committees and the Central Advisory Committee shall conduct their business ;
(g) the recruitment, conditions of service and the duties of all persons appointed under Sec. 8-;
(h) the power that may be exercised by a Welfare Commissioner, a Welfare Administrator or an Inspector under Sec. 8-;
(i) the famishing to the Central Government by a State Government or a local authority 5[or the agency] or an employer of such statistical and other information as may be required to be furnished under Sec. 11-;
(j) the forms in which and the period within which statistical and other information are to be furnished under Cl. (i) ;
6[(ja) the form which an identity card is to be issued by an employer to a person engaged in a beedi establishment];
(k) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed, or provided for, by rules under this Act.
7[(3) In making any rule under sub-section (2), the Central Government may direct that a breach of-
(a) any rule made under Cl. (i) or Cl. ( j ) thereof, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees ;
(b) any rule made under Cl. (ja) thereof, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees ;]
(4) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be ; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule
Footnotes:
1. Enforced from 15th February, 1977. vide Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt. II, Sec. 3 (i), dated 2nd
Feb- ruary, 1977.
2. Ins. by Act 13 of 1987, Sec. 5. Words "or a local authority or to an
3. Subs. by Act 15 of 1987, Sec. 5, for the employer".
4. Subs. by Act 15 of 1987, Sec. 5 tor the words "local authority".
5. Ins. by Act 13 of 1987, Sec. 6.
6. Subs. by Sec. 7.Act 13 of 1987, Sec. 6.
7. Subs. by Act 15 of 1987. Sec. 7.
BEEDI WORKERS WELFARE FUND RULES, 1978
25th September, 1978
In exercise of the powers conferred by 2[Sec. 12 of the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976] ; the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:
CHAPTER 01: GENERAL
RULE 01: SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT
(1) These rules may be called the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Rules, 1978.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
RULE 02: DEFINITION
-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) "Act" means the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976 (62 of 1976);
(2) "Advisory Committee" means an Advisory Committee constituted under Sec. 5of the Act ;
(3) "Central Advisory Committee" means a Central Advisory Committee constituted under Sec. 6of the Act;
(4) "Chairman'' means the Chairman of an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory
Committee, as the case may be ;
(5) "Commissioner" means a Welfare Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under Sec. 3, for any State or States concerned ;
(6) "form" means form in Sch. V ;
(7) "Fund" means the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund ;
(8) "member'' means a member of an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be ;
(9) "Schedule" means a schedule appended to these rules;
(10) "section" means a section of the Act ;
(11) "treasury" means any Government Treasury or sub-treasury.
CHAPTER 02: CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND SUB--COMMITTEES
RULE 03: COMPOSITION
(1)(a) The Central Advisory Committee shall consist of the following persons, to be appointed by the Central Government, namely:
3[(i) The Labour Minister, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour or the Deputy Labour Minister Chairman.
(ii) The Director-General (Labour Welfare) or any other officer of a rank not lower than Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Labour shall be the Vice-Chairman, ex-officio;]
(iii) all Commissioner-ex-officio ;
5(iv) Such number of Welfare Commissioners as may be nominated by the Central Government, ex-office;
(v) such number of persons to represent the persons employed in the manufacture of beedis, employed by any establishment or factory directly or through any agency, employer or contractor as are equal in number to those provided in sub-clause (iv) to be appointed, after consultation with such organizations, if any, of the person so employed, as may be recognized by the Central Government in this behalf;
(vi) a woman, if no woman has been appointed under sub-clause (iv) or sub-clause (v) ;
4[(vii) a woman, if no woman has been appointed under sub-clause (v) or sub-clause (vi).]
(b) An officer of the Central Government shall be appointed by that Government as Secretary of the Central Advisory Committee and shall be entitled to attend and take part in the meetings of the Committee, but shall not be entitled to vote.
(2)
(a) Each Advisory Committee constituted under Sec. 4orSec. 5shall consist of the following persons, to be appointed by the Central Government, namely:
(i) the Chairman;
(ii) the Commissioners having jurisdiction in the State or States for which the Advisory Committee is constituted, who shall be the Vice- Chairman, ex-officio : Provided that where more than one Commissioner is appointed to the Committee, the Central Government may appoint any one of them to be the Vice-Chairman ;
(iii) one representative each of the concerned State Government or States Government, as the case may be ex-officio ',
(iv) a member of the State Legislature appointed in consultation with the Government or Governments of State or States concerned ;
(v) such number of persons to represent the owner of beedi establishments or factories or contractors who are engaged in the manufacture of beedis, as are equal to the aggregate of those provided in sub-clauses (ii) and (iii), to be appointed after consultation with the organizations of the owners of beedi establishments or factories or contractors, if any, as may be recognised by the Central Government in this behalf;
(vi) such number of persons to represent the persons employed in the manufacture of beedis, as are equal to the aggregate of those provided in sub-clauses (ii) and (iii), to be appointed after consultation with the organisations of the persons so employed, if any, as may be recognised by the Central Government in this behalf ;
(vii) a woman if no woman has been appointed under sub-clause (vi).
(b) An officer of the Beedi Workers Welfare Organisation of the State or States concerned shall be appointed as the Secretary of the Advisory Committee and the Secretary so appointed shall be entitled to attend and take part in the meetings of the Committee, but shall not be entitled to vote.
RULE 04: TERM OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS
(1)(a) A member (other than an ex-officio member) shall, unless he resigns his office or dies or otherwise vacates his office at an earlier date, hold office for a period not exceeding three years as may be specified by the Central Government in each case while making the appointment, from the date of publication in the official Gazette of the notification appointing him as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be, and shall be eligible for re-appointment : Provided that an outgoing member shall continue in office until the appointment of his successor is notified in the official Gazette.
(b) An ex-officio member shall hold office during the pleasure of the Central Government.
(2) A member appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for as long as the member whose place he fills would have been entitled to hold office if the vacancy had not occurred.
6[(3) If a member is unable to attend a meeting of the Central Advisory Committee or the Advisory Committee, then, in the case of a member appointed under sub-clause (iv) or sub-clause
(v) of Cl. (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3or under sub-clause (v) or sub-clause (vi) of Cl. (a) of sub-rule (2) of that rule, the Central Government may, in consultation with represented by him in the Central Advisory Committee or the Advisory Committee, as the case may be, depute a member in his place to attend the meeting, and in other cases may nominate a substitute in his place to attend the meeting and such deputed or nominated member shall have all rights of a member in respect of that meeting.]
RULE 05: RESIGNATION
(1) A non-official member other than the Chairman of an Advisory Committee may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairman.
(2) The Chairman of an Advisory Committee may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government.
(3) The resignation shall take effect from the date of its acceptance or on the expiry or thirty days from the date of its receipt by the Chairman or, as the case may be, by the Central Government, whichever is earlier.
RULE 06: ABSENCE FROM INDIA
7[*] Before a non-official member leaves India he shall intimate to the Chairman the date of his departure from and the date of his expected return to India, and if he intends to be absent from India for a period longer than six months, he shall tender his resignation.8[* * * *]
RULE 07: VACATION OF OFFICE
- A non-official member shall be deemed to have vacated his office-
(a) if he becomes of unsound mind or is declared insolvent ; or
(b) if he is convicted for any offence which in the opinion of the Central Government involves moral turpitude ; or
(c) if he is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be, without leave of absence from the Chairman ; or
(d) if, in the opinion of the Central Government, it is not desirable that he should continue to be a member of the Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be ;
(e) in the case of a member of a State Legislature, on his ceasing to be member of such State Legislature ;
(f) if he ceases to represent the interest for representing which he was appointed.
RULE 08: ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO MEMBERS
-A non-official member, including a non-official co-opted member or invitee shall be entitled to receive travelling allowance and daily allowance as specified in Sch. I.
CHAPTER 03: PROCEDURE RELATING TO MEETINGS POWERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES
RULE 09: DISPOSAL OF BUSINESS
-(1) Every question which an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee is required to take into consideration shall be considered either at a meeting, or if the Chairman so directs, by sending the necessary papers to every member for opinion ; Provided that the papers are sent to the members by registered post with acknowledgement due and with the request that the views of the members should reach the office of the Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be, within a specified period : Provided further that the papers will not be sent to a member who is absent from India.
(2) When a question is referred to the members for opinion by sending papers, any member may request that the question be considered at a meeting and thereupon the Chairman may, and if the request is made by three or more members shall direct that it be so considered.
(3) If not less than three members of an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee request the Chairman to refer any matter to the Committee, the Chairman shall refer that matter to it accordingly.
RULE 10: TIME, PLACE AND DATE OF MEETINGS
-An Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee shall meet at least once a year at such places and on such date and at such times as may be appointed by the Chairman.]
RULE 11: NOTICE OF MEETINGS AND LIST OF BUSINESS
(1) Notice shall be given to every member present in India of the time and place fixed for each ordinary meeting at least fifteen days before such meeting and every member shall be furnished with a list of business to be considered at the meeting.
(2)
(a) An10[urgent] meeting of an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee may be called by the Chairman thereof to discuss matters on which a decision had to be taken immediately.
(b) Notice shall be given either by registered post or by telegram or in person, to every member present in India, of the place, time and date of an10[urgent] meeting at least four days before such meeting and every member shall be furnished with a list of business to be considered at the meeting.
(3) No business which is not included in the list shall be considered at a meeting without the permission of the Chairman.
RULE 12: PRESIDING AT MEETING
-The Chairman shall preside at every meeting at which he is present and in his absenee the Vice-Chairman shall preside.
RULE 13: QUORUM
No business shall be transacted at a meeting (whether it be an ordinary or emergency meeting) of an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee unless at least one-third of the total number of members of the Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be, having the right to vote are present and at least one of the members so present is the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman : Provided that if at any meeting less than one-third of the total number of members are present the Chairman or in the absence of Chairman the Vice- Chairman may adjourn the meeting to a date not less than seven days from the date of the meeting, informing the members present and sending registered notice to the other members that he proposes to dispose of the business at the adjourned meeting irrespective of the quorum and it shall thereupon be lawful to dispose of the business at the adjourned meeting whether there is quorum or not.
RULE 14: RECOMMENDATION BY MAJORITY
(1) Every question at a meeting of the Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting on that question, but the minority shall in all cases have the right of requiring their dissent to be noted.
(2) Every question referred to the members for opinion shall, unless the Chairman in pursuance of sub-rule (2) of rule 9reserves it for consideration at a meeting, be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of members recording opinion within the time specified.
(3) In the case of an equal division of votes or opinion the Chairman shall have an additional or casting vote whether the matter is considered at the meeting of the Central Advisory Committee or the Advisory Committee or by sending the papers for the opinion of members.
RULE 15: MINUTES OF MEETING
-The proceedings of each meeting of an Advisory Committee or the Central Advisory Committee shall be circulated to all members present in India, as soon as may be after the meeting, and shall be read out and confirmed at the next meeting of the Committee, and shall be signed by the Chairman or as the case may be, the Vice-Chairman or other person presiding at such next meeting and shall thereafter be recorded in a minute book, which shall be kept for permanent record.
RULE 16: HEADQUARTERS OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR THE CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
-The headquarters of the Central Advisory Committee shall be in New Delhi and the headquarters of an Advisory Committee shall be at such place or places as may be fixed by the Central Government from time to time.
RULE 17: EXECUTIVE OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
-11[* *] The Welfare Commissioner shall be the Chief Executive of an Advisory Committee and exercise the executive functions of the Committee on its behalf.12[* * * * *]
RULE 18: STAFF POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER
-The Commissioner may authorize the staff of the Advisory Committee to give assistance to any member of an Advisory Committee or of a sub-committee of the Advisory Committee or to any other authority exercising executive or advisory functions in connection with the Act.
RULE 19: CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF PERSONS APPOINTED UNDER SEC. 8.
-Persons appointed under Sec. 8shall be governed by such rules relating to the terms and conditions of service as are applicable to the Central Government servants.
RULE 20: SCHEMES OF EXPENDITURE
(1) The Commissioner shall have power subject to the provision in the sanctioned budget, to incur expenditure on administrative staff and welfare schemes: Provided that,-
(i) he shall have no powers to sanction any Scheme, not included in the budget, if it involves expenditure exceeding Rs. 50,000 non-recurring and Rs. 5,000 recurring a year ; and
(ii) any new schemes within these limits shall require the approval of the Finance Sub-Committee before any expenditure on it is incurred.
(2) The Commissioner may sanction, without reference to the Advisory Committee, expenditure on contingencies, supplies and services and purchases of articles required for the smooth and efficient running of the organisation under him, subject to financial provision in the sanctioned budget and to the condition that the expenditure on any single object or service shall not exceed Rs. 4,000 non-recurring and Rs. 800 recurring.
RULE 21: BUDGET
(1) The annual budget as prepared by the Commissioner in consultation with the Finance Sub-Committee shall be considered by the Advisory Committee concerned each year and thereafter a copy of the budget as approved by the Advisory Committee, shall be forwarded not later than the 1st day of October each year for sanction to the Central Government which may make such alterations therein as it considers necessary before according its sanction.
(2) The budget to be forwarded to the Central Government shall be accompanied by detailed self-contained notes explaining new schemes included therein.
RULE 22: OTHER MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
-An Advisory Committee shall consider the budget and any other matter that may be laid before it by the Commissioner with the permission of the Chairman.
RULE 23: COMMITTEE TO BE INFORMED OF EXPENDITURE
-A memorandum setting forth any grant made of expenditure incurred since the last meeting shall be laid at each meeting of an Advisory Committee.
RULE 24: FINANCE SUB -COMMITTEE
(1) An Advisory Committee shall elect from among its members two persons of whom one shall be a person to represent owners of establishments or factories or contractors who are engaged in the manufacture of beedis and the other to represent the persons employed in the manufacture of beedis, to constitute a Finance Sub-Committee of which the Commissioner shall be additional member and Chairman.
(2) An Advisory Committee may at any time co-opt a person or persons to the Finance Sub-Committee and any person so co-opted shall exercise all the powers and functions of a member of the Finance Sub-Committee, but shall not be entitled to vote and shall not solely by reason of being so co-opted be a member of the Advisory Committee.
(3) Notice of every meeting of the Finance Committee shall be sent to the Chairman of the Advisory Committee who may attend such meeting if he so desires, and if he does so attend, he shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), preside at the meeting and shall be entitled to vote.
RULE 25: DUTIES OF THE FINANCE SUB -COMMITTEE
-The duties of the Finance Sub-Committee shall be to frame schemes of expenditure, to advise on the budget drawn up by the executive of the Advisory Committee and on the accounts of the Advisory Committee and also in regard to all expenditure and to consider all schemes referred to in Cl. (ii) of the proviso to rule 20
RULE 26: OTHER SUB -COMMITTEES
-An Advisory Committee may, as and when considered necessary, constitute from its members, as many sub-committees as it may deem necessary for considering and reporting on such matters as may be specifically assigned to it.
RULE 27: MEETING OF THE SUB--COMMITTEES
- The meetings and proceedings of the Finance Sub-Committee and any other sub-committees which may be constituted under rule 26shall be governed by the provisions herein contained for regulating the meetings and proceedings of an Advisory Committee in so far as the same are applicable.
CHAPTER 04: GRANTS AND WELFARE STANDARDS MISCELLANEOUS
RULE 28: GRANTS
(1) In each case in which a grant is made by or with the approval of the Central Government to a State Government, a local authority, the owner of an establishment or factory or contractor engaged in the manufacture of beedis, in aid of any scheme approved by the Central Government for the purposes of the Act, the Central Government may impose conditions necessary for ensuring-
(a) that the work for which the grant is made is duty and promptly executed and the money is actually utilised for the purpose for which it is granted;
(b) that the data, on which the grant is calculated are in accordance with facts;
(c) that any particulars which the Central Government may from time to time require for the proper discharge of its responsibilities are promptly supplied;
(d) that all necessary facilities for inspection are accorded to persons duly authorised by the Central Government for the purpose of satisfying itself that the provisions of Cl. (a) are complied with or for checking the correctness of any particulars supplied under Cl. (c) or for the collection of any such particulars ;
(e) that proper accounts of the money granted are kept and are submitted for audit by such persons as the Central Government may authorise in this behalf;
(f ) that an additional statement of accounts together with a certificate of a Registered Accountant or other recognised body of auditors to effect that the accounts are correct, is furnished by the grantee ; and
(g) that the labour employed on regular basis and that employed on contract basis are given13[same] welfare facilities.
(2) Before making a grant to a State Government, a local authority, or the owner of establishment or factory or contractor who is engaged in the manufacture of beedis, the Central Government shall require such State Government, local fulfilment of the conditions imposed by the Central Government under sub-rule (1).
(3) It shall be the condition of every bond executed under sub-rule (2) that in the event of the State Government, local authority or owner of the establishment or factory or contractor violating any condition imposed under sub-rule (1) such State Government, local authority, or owner or contractor shall be liable to pay to the Central Government a sum not exceeding the amount paid as grant by way of penalty in addition to the refund of the entire remaining grant, and where the amount of penalty and the remaining grant is huge, payment may be allowed in two or three instalments.
RULE 29: STANDARD OF DISPENSARY OF HOSPITAL SERVICES
(1) The standard of dispensary service to be provided by owners of establishments or factories or contractors who are engaged in the manufacture of beedis for the purpose of getting the grant in aid envisaged in CI. (c)of sub-section (1) of Sec. 4of the Act shall be as specified in Sch. II, hereinafter in the rule and in rules 30and31referred to as the prescribed standard.
(2) There shall be maintained an independent dispensary or hospital at the site of each establishment or factory engaged in the manufacture of beedi according to the prescribed
standard : Provided that a common main dispensary may be maintained for severalestablishments or factories engaged in the manufacture of beedi with branch dispensaries attached to each establishment or factory engaged in the manufacture of beedi subject to the following conditions, namely:
(i) the common main dispensary shall maintain the standards prescribed for the aggregate number of workers of all the establishments or factories engaged in the manufacture of beedis served by it or the standard maintained by it during the year 1975, whichever is higher ;
(ii) every branch dispensary shall have a qualified doctor and a qualified pharmacist (compounder);
(iii) the common main dispensary shall be so situated that none of the establishment or factory engaged in the manufacture of beedis served by it is more than fifteen kilometres away from it ; and
(iv) the common main dispensary shall maintain an ambulance van for taking serious cases of injuryand sickness from the branch dispensaries to the common main dispensary.
(3) The Commissioner may, if he is satisfied that any dispensary or hospital is being efficiently run and served the purpose for which it is established, waive any of the requirements specified in the prescribed standard : Provided that no such dispensary or hospital shall contain any room other than a store room which is less than four metres by three metres in area : Provided further that a Registered Medical Practitioner may be appointed to be incharge of a dispensary, catering to more than 250 workers, only if he has ten years experience as medical officer in independent charge of a dispensary.
RULE 30: INSPECTION
-The dispensary services maintained by establishments or factories or contractors engaged in the manufacture of beedis shall be inspected at intervals not exceeding one year by such medical or other officer as may be authorised by the Commissioner for the purpose or by the Commissioner himself whenever he considers it necessary and the inspecting officer or the Commissioner, as the case may be, shall, if the dispensary conforms to the prescribed standard issue a certificate in Form 'A', which shall be valid for a period of one year from date of issue.
RULE 31: SUBMISSION OF PERIODIC RETURNS
-Every owner or contractor, engaged in the manufacture of beedis, who maintains a dispensary service according to the prescribed standard shall submit to the Commissioner :
(i) in January and July of each year a statement showing the total number of persons employed by him in the manufacture of beedis during the preceding six months ; and
(ii) in January of each year a certified statement of expenditure incurred on the dispensary during the preceding twelve months.
RULE 32: STANDARD OF MATERNITY CENTRE
(l) The standard of maternity centre to be provided by owners of contractors who are engaged in the manufacture of beedis for the purpose of getting the grants-in-aid envisaged in C1. (c) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 4of the Act shall be as specified in Sch. III, hereinafter in this rule and as in rules 33,34and35referred to as the prescribed standard.
(2) There shall be maintained and independent maternity centre at each establishment engaged in the manufacture of beedis according to the prescribed standard: Provided that a common main maternity centre may be maintained for several establishments or factories engaged in the manufacture of beedis with branch maternity centre attached to each establishment or factory engaged in the manufacture of beedis subject to the following conditions, namely:
(i) the common main maternity centres shall maintain the prescribed standard for the aggregate number of workers of all the establishment or factories engaged in the manufacture of beedis served by it or the standard maintained by it during the year 1975, whichever is higher ;
(ii) every branch maternity centre shall have a qualified doctor and a qualified compounder;
(iii) the common main maternity centre shall be so situate that none of the establishments manufacturing beedi served by it is more than fifteen kilometres away from it ; and
(iv) the common main maternity centre shall maintain an ambulance van for taking serious cases from the branch maternity centres to the common maternity centre.
(3) The Commissioner may, if he is satisfied that a maternity centre is being efficiently run and serves the purpose for which it is established, waive any of the requirements specified in the prescribed standard : Provided that the functions of a lady health visitor may be performed by a fully qualified and registered mid-wife, who has not less than ten years experience as a mid-wife: Provided further that a lady medical licenciate may be appointed to be incharge of a maternity centre catering to more than 1,000 workers if she has ten years experience as a medical officer in independent charge of a maternity centre.
RULE 33: INSPECTION
-The maternity centre maintained by owners of establishments or factories or contractors engaged in the manufacture of beedis shall be inspected at intervals not exceeding one year by such medical or other officers as may be authorised by the Commissioner for the purpose or by the Commissioner himself whenever he considers it necessary and the inspecting officer or the Commissioner, as the case may be, shall, if the centre conforms to the prescribed standard, issue a certificate in Form 'B', shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue.
RULE 34: SUBMISSION OF PERIODIC RETURNS
Every owner of an establishment or factory or a contractor engaged in the manufacture of beedis who maintains a maternity centre according to the prescribed standard shall submit to the Commissioner in January of each year a certified statement of the expenditure incurred on the maternity centre during the preceding twelve months.
RULE 35: EXTENT OF GRANT --IN --AID
-Every owner of an establishment or factory of a contractor engaged in the manufacture of beedis who maintains a dispensary or a maternity centre for the benefit of workers employed in his establishment which conforms to the prescribed standard under the rule 29or32, as the case may be, and is subject to inspection under rule 30orrule 33, as the case may be, if he desires, to carry on improvements on the facilities existing on the 1st April, 1976, be eligible for such grant-in-aid in respect of non-recurring expenditure on such improvement as the Central Government may decide, subject to the condition that it shall not exceed 50 per cent. of the said expenditure.
RULE 36: STANDARD OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION
(1) The standard of facilities for education and recreation of workers to be provided by owners of establishment or factories or contractors who are engaged in the manufacture of beedis for the purpose of getting grant-in-aid as envisaged in Cl. (c) of sub- section (1) of Sec. 4of the Act shall be as specified in Sch. IV hereinafter in this rule and in rules 37,38and39referred to as the prescribed standard.
(2) There shall be maintained and independent welfare centre at each establishment or factory engaged in the manufacture of beedis according to the prescribed standard.
(3) The Commissioner may, if he is satisfied that the centre is being efficiently maintained and serves the purposes for which it is established, waive any of the requirements specified in the prescribed standard.
RULE 37: INSPECTION
-The welfare centre maintained by owners of establishments or factories or contractors engaged in the manufacture of beedis shall be inspected at intervals not exceeding one year by such officer as may be authorised by the Commissioner for the purpose or by the Commissioner himself whenever he considers it necessary and the inspecting officer or the Commissioner, as the case may be, shall, if the centre conforms to the prescribed standard, issue a certificate in Form 'C' which shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue.
RULE 38: SUBMISSION OF PERIODIC RETURNS
-Every owner of an establishment or factory or contractor engaged in the manufacture of beedis, who maintains a welfare centre according to the prescribed standard shall submit to the Commissioner-
(i) immediately on the establishment of the welfare centre, adequate proof to the satisfaction of the Commissioner showing the capital expenditure incurred on the construction and equipment of the welfare centre; and
(ii) in January, each year a certified statement of the expenditure incurred on the welfare centre during the preceding twelve months ; Provided that the statement shall not include expenditure, if any, incurred on repairs and replacements.
RULE 39: EXTENT OF GRANT --IN --AID
-Every owner of an establishment engaged in the manufacture of beedis, who maintains a welfare centre for the benefit of the workers employed in his establishment which conforms to the prescribed standard under rule 36and is subject to inspection under rule 37be eligible to a grant-in-aid which shall not exceed 50 per cent. of the amount spent by the owner of the establishment in the construction and equipment of the welfare centre subject to the maximum of Rs. 10,000.
RULE 40: STATISTICS AND OTHER INFORMATION
(1) The owner of an establishment, factory or contractor engaged in the manufacture of beedis maintain such registers as the Central Government may specify and shall also furnish such statistics and other information as that Government or any person so authorised may, by written order, require for the purposes of the Act, in Form 'D' and within such time (being not less than thirty days from the date on which the order is served on the person concerned), and in such manner, as may be specified in the order.
(2)
(a) The Commissioner may require the executive authority of any local body, such as, Muncipality, District Board, Panchayat Boards, Block Development Units in any State or Union territory where persons are engaged in the manufacture of beedis to prepare a register of beedi workers residing within the jurisdiction of that authority.
(b) The registers referred to in Cl. (a) shall contain the following particulars relating to the beedi workers in the area under the jurisdiction of the local anthority:1. Name 2. Age 3. Sex 4. Address 5. Place of work 6. Distance of place of work from their residence 7. Name of person or establishment by whom employed 8. Name of the trade work holder.
(c) Officers deputed by the Commissioner shall be afforded all necessary facilities by the owners and local authorities to collect statistics or other information from the register referred to in Cl. (a) for the purpose of the Act.
(3) Any owner of an establishment or factory or contractor engaged in manufacture of beedis who, without reasonable excuse fails to furnish the statistics or other information required under sub-rule (1) or furnished statistics or other information containing a statement, entry or detail which is not to the best of his knowledge or belief true or any executive authority enumerated under sub-rule (2), who without reasonable excuse, fails to prepare a register as required under that sub-rule shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs. 500.
RULE 41: IDENTITY CARD
-The owner of an establishment, factory or contractor engaged in the manufacture of beedi shall issue to every employee an identity card in Form 'E' on which a photograph of the worker would also be affixed.
RULE 42: POWER TO FILE COMPLAINTS
15"Welfare Commissioners, Assistance Welfare Commissioners and Welfare Administrators shall have power to file complaints before the appropriate court for breach of these rules.".
SCHEDULE 01: TRAVELLING AND DAILY ALLOWANCES
A. Non-officials other than members of Parliament and State Legislature. (a) Travelling allowance. (1) Journey by rail.-Normally, a member should travel by first class by rail and in respect of such journeys, he shall be entitled to first class rail-fare.[Provided that the Central Government may allow a member to travel by air conditioned coach where this concession is, in the opinion of the Central Government, justified due to any special consideration indicated by the member.] (2) Journey by road.-(i) In the respect of journeys by road between places not connected by rail, a member shall be entitled to road mileage at 60 paise per kilometre for travel in his own car or full taxi or 20 paise per kilometre for travel on motor cycle or scooter. (ii) Where journey between two places by rail is performed by road, he will be entitled to the prescribed road mileage limited to First Class fare by rail: Provided that, wherein an individual case, the Central Government is satisfied that the journey by road was performed in public interest, full road mileage allowance may be allowed without restricting it to rail fare. (3) Journey by sea or by river steamer.-In respect of journeys by sea or by river steamer, a member will be entitled to one fare at the lowest rate (exclusive of diet) of the highest class of accommodation. (4) Journey by air.-(i) Air travel shall not be permitted as a matter of course and each case will be examined on merits by the Central Government and permission for air-travel granted only if it can be certified that air-travel is urgent and necessary in public interest. (ii) A member when authorised to travel by air shall be entitled to travel by Economy (Tourist) class where two classes of accommodation, that is. First and Economy (Tourist) class accommodation, are available on the airlines. (iii) In cases where air-travel is authorized, a member will be entitled to one standard air-fare. NOTE.-Every member is required to purchase return ticket, wherever it is available, when it is expected that the return journey can be performed before the expiry of the period for which return ticket is available and the mileage allowance for the forward and the return journeys when such return ticket is available, shall be the actual cost of the return ticket.[* * * *] (b) Daily allowance.-Daily allowance for the entire absence from head- quarters will be regulated as follows : (1) Full dally allowance may be granted for each completed calendar day of absence from headquarters reckoned from midnight. (2) For absence from the headquarters for less than twenty-four hours the daily allowance will be admissible at the following rates : (i) if the absence from the headquarters does not exceed six hours, 30 per cent. of the full daily allowance ; (ii) if the absence from the headquarters exceeds six hours but does not exceed twelve hours, 50 per cent. of the full daily allowance ; (iii) If the absence from the headquarters exceeds twelve hours, full daily allowance shall be paid. (3) In case the period of absence from headquarters falls on two calendar days, it is reckoned as two days and the daily allowance shall be calculated for each day as above and daily allowance for days of departure from and arrival at headquarters will also be regulated in the manner specified above. (4) The rate of daily allowance will be as follows : (A) When the member avails of Government or public sector Guest House facilities or makes his own arrangements.__________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) (2) (3) _______________________________ _________________________________________ Ordinary Cities of Delhi, Simla and Bombay, Calcutta, Dar- localities Madras, the whole of jeeling Districts (except the Union of Teritory Silliguri sub-division) of the Lakshadweep and and Darjeeling town/ the whole of Jammu NEFA area beyond in- and Kashmir, ner Line/Naga Hills, Tuensang Area beyond Inner Line-Spiti and Lahaul area of Punjab/ Chini Tahsil Parganas of Dassan/Antharabis and Pandarabis of Rampur Tehsil/Dodra Kawarof RohruTehsil in the District of Mahasu, Pangi sub- Tehsil of Chamba District. Rs. 21 Rs. 23.0 Rs. 28.00 ________________________________________________________________________ (B) When the member stays in a hotel or other establishments providing board or lodging or both at Scheduled Tariffs.__________________________________________________________________ (1) (2) Cities of Delhi, Simla and Madras, Bombay, Calcutta, Darjeeling Dis- the whole of the Union Territories trict (except Siliguri sub-division of Lakshadweep and the whole of and Darjeeling town NEFA, area, Jammu and Kashmir, beyond the Inner Line/Spiti and Lahaul area of Punjab/Chini Tehsil Parganas of Dassan/Antharabis and Pandarabis of Rampur/Dodra Kan- war of Rohru Tehsil in the District of Mahasu, Pangi sub-Tehsil of Chamba District. Rs. 40 Rs. 50 ________________________________________________________________________ (5) Whenever the claim for daily allowances is preferred with reference to the rates at (B) on pre-page it should be accommpanied by a certificate in the following terms and the vouchers in support of the stay in the hotel or estab- lishment should be annexed to the T. A. claim. CERTIFICATE "Certified that I stayed from.. .. ................... (Date) to........................................................................ (Date) (Name of Hotel/Establishment) at.........................................which provided board/lodging, (Name of place) at Scheduled Tariffs." If he is provided with free board and lodging, he shall draw only l/4th of the daily allowances for the day or days. If he is provided with only free board, he will draw 1/2 Daily Allowance for that (these) day(s). If he is provided with only free lodging, he shall draw 3/4th Daily Allowances for that (those) day(s). (6) For the time spent on journey only ordinary rate of allowance as in the Table at (A) above shall be admissible. (7) When the total absence from headquarters is partly spent in journeys in ordinary locality and partly in extensive locality, the total number of daily allowance above will first be calculated. From this, the number of daily allow- ance for halt in expensive locality, for which daily allowance from at the special rate will be allowed, will be deducted. The remaining of daily allowance will then be calculated at ordinary rate prescribed in column 1 of the Table at (A) above. The allowances under this rule shall be admissible only on production of a certificate by the members concerned to the effect that they have not claimed or drawn travelling or daily allowance in respect of the journeys and halts from any other source. B. Member of Parliament (a) Travelling allowance- (1) In respect of journeys performed by rail, road, air and steamer, a Member of Parliament will be entitled to travelling allowance on the same scale as is admissible to him underSec. 4 of the Salaries and Allowance of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954). (2) A Member of Parliament will ordinarily travel by rail utilizing the free first class rail pass issued to him. He may also travel by air at his discretion. Air travel should not, however, be resorted as a matter of course and in exercising his discretion the Member should take into account factors like urgency of work, distance to be travelled, time at his disposal, etc., and where two classes of accommodation, i. e. First and Economy (Tourist) Class accommodation are available on the airlines, a Member of Parliament may travel by First Class. (b) Daily allowance.-(1) He would be entitled for each day of the meeting daily allowance at the rate of Rs. 51. (2) In addition to the daily allowance for the day (s) of the meeting, a member shall also be entitled to full daily allowance for the day preceding and/ or the day following the meeting, if (i) he arrives in the forenoon of the day preceding the day of the meeting or an earlier day, or (ii) he departs at 12 noon or in the afternoon of the day following the day of the meeting or on a later day: Provided that he will be entitled to only half daily allowance for the day preceding or for the day following the meeting if,- (i) he arrives at 12 noon or in the afternoon of the day of the meeting and/or (ii) he departs in the forenoon of the day following the day of the meeting. C. Members of the State Legislatures The travelling allowance and daily allowance payable to members of the State Legislatures shall be the same as are admissible to them under the rules regulating the T. A. and D. A. payable for attending the meetings of the State Legislatures or any committees thereof. NOTE.-The travelling and daily allowance shall be admissible only on production of a certificate by the members concerned to the effect that they have not claimed or drawn travelling or daily allowances in respect of the journey and halts from any other source.
SCHEDULE 02: STANDARD OF DISPENSARY SERVICES
(See rule 29)1. Building. 1.[Dispensary catering for 1,000 workers or less-Four rooms to be used as follows]: (i) Consulting room (5 metres x 4 metres). (ii) Dressing room (5 metres x 4 metres).(iii) Dispensary and store room (5 metres x 4 metres). Covered waiting accommodation-15 square metres. Two latrines (flush type) each 2 metres x 3 metres.1[(iv) Minor operation room (5 metres x 4 metres).] 2. Dispensary catering for 1,001 to 2,000 workers-Six rooms to be used as follows: (i) Consulting room for males (5 metres x 4 metres). (ii) Consulting room for females (5 metres x 4 metres). (iii) Minor operation room (5 metres x 4 metres). (iv) Dispensary room (5 metres X 4 metres). (v) Laboratory room (15 to18 square metres). (vi) Store room (5 metres x 4 metres). Covered waiting accommodation-20 square metres. Two latrines (flush type) each 2 metres x 3 metres. 3. Dispensary catering for 2,001 workers or more-Nine rooms to be used as follows: (i) Consulting room for males (5 metres x 4 metres). (ii) Consulting room for females (5 metres x 4 metres). (iii) Minor operation room (5 metres X 4 metres). (iv) Dispensary room (5 metres x 4 metres). (v) Laboratory room (15 to 18 square metres). (vi) Dressing room (3 metres x 4 metres). (vii) Dark room (3 metres x 3 metres). (viii) Registration and Record Office room (15 square metres). (ix) Store room (5 metres x 4 metres). Covered waiting accommodation- 25 square metrel. Three latrines (flush type) each 2 metres x 3 metres. Each dispensary shall provide emergency beds for treatment of simple and emergency cases at the rate of one bed for every 250 workers subject to a minimum of two beds, one for males and one for females. For the purpose separate room shall be provided for males and females. The rooms shall have air space of 18 cubic metres per bed and door and window space not less than one-third of the floor space with verandah 2.5 metres wide along the front of the room. Establishments manufacturing beedi which have no provision for emergency beds on the lines mentioned above at their dispensaries at the commencement of the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Rules (1970) may within a period of three years from such commencement provide for such beds. These establishments which fail to provide emergency beds within such period shall not be entitled to any subsidy thereafter even if they may be otherwise qualified for it. II. Staff. 1. Dispensary catering for 250 workers or less : Registered Medical Practitioner 1 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife. 1 Compounder-cum-Dresser 1 (Whole-time) Sweeper 12. Dispensary catering for 250 to 500 workers : Registered Medical Practitioner 1 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife. 1 Compounder-cum-Dresser 1 Sweeper 1 (Whole-time) 3. Dispensary catering for 501 to 1,000 workers : Registered Medical Practitioner 1 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife 1 Compounder-cum- Dresser 1 Sweeper 1 Attendants 2 Cook 1 (Whole-time) 4. Dispensary catering for 1,001 to 2,000 workers : Registered Medical Practitioner 1 Compounder. ... 1 Dresser . . .. 1 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife 1 Sweepers .... 2 Attendants .... 3 Cook ..... 1 5. Dispensary catering for 2,001 workers or more Registered Medical Practitioner . 1 Compounder. . . . . 1 Dressers. . . . . . 2 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife. . . 1 Nurse.. . . . . 1 Sweepers . . . . 2 Attendants . . . . . 4 Cooks . . . . . 2 II. List of Drags, Surgical Equipments, Dressings, etc.for Dispensary A. Drugs 1. Acid Acetic. 2. Acid Boric. 3. Acid Carbolic. 4. Acid Salicylic. 5. Aqua Distillata. 6. Ammon Carb. 7. Asiprin. 8. Acrifiaving or other anticeptic-dye. 9. Benedict's solution. 10. Calcium lactate. 11. Copper sulphate. 12. Calamina Preparate. 13. Cod Liver Oil. 14. Ephedrine Hydrohlor (1/2 gr. tab.) 15. Ether. 16. Esct. Glyerr. Liq. 17. Ferri Sulph. 18. Ferriot Ammoni citras. 19. Glucose. 20. Glycerine. 21. Gum Acacia. 22. Hydrag ammoniata. 23. Hydrag oxide flava. 24. Ethyol. 25. Kaoline. 26. Lint saponis. 27. Liq. Ammon acetate. 28. Liq. Plumbi subacet as frot. 29. Lysol. 30. Mag Oxide Powder or Mag-Trisillicate. 31. Mag. Sulph. 32. Menthol. 33. Multi vitamin tab. 34. Oil Ricini. 35. Oil Menth pip. 36. Oil Olive or Oil of arachis. 37. Paludrine tabs. 38. Pheno Barbitone. 39. Pot Bromide. 40. Pot Citrate. 41. Pot. Iodite. 42. Pot. Permanganate. 43. Protargol or Argyrol. 44. Pulv. Ipecas co. 45. Pulv. Quinine sulphe. 46. Sodi Bicarb. 47. Sodi Salicylate. 48. Spt. Ammon. Aromat. 49. Sodi Chloride. 50. Spt. Methyl. 51. Spt. Bect. 52. Sulphanilamide or Sulphadiazine tablets. 53. Sulphaguanidine. 54. Sulphalinamide powder. 55. Tab. Digozine or Pill Digitalis Co. B. P. C. 56. Tabs. Laxative Co. B. P. C. 57. Tetraclorethylene. 58. Tinct. Belladonna. 59. Tinct. Benxoin Co. 60. Tinct. Oppl camphorate. 61. Tinct. Card Co. 62. Tinct. Hyoscyamus. 63. Tinct. iodine. 64. Ung. Sulphuric B. P. C. 65. Vaseline. 66. Vin Ipecac or tinct/or lip. 67. Zine Oxide. 68. Adrenalin Hydrohloride Liquor (1,000). 69. Coramine or Nikethmide. 70. Emetine Hydrochlor (amp or tab.). 71. Gr. I. 72. Gr. 1/2. 73. Injection Quinine Gt. 10. 74. Percaine Hydrochlor or Novocain 2 per cent. amp. 75. Serum Anti-venum. 76. Serum Tetanus anti-toxin 1,500 units. 77. Soluseptasine or other injectable sulphamide. 78. Tab. Atropine (1/100 gr.) 79. Tab. Morphine (1/60 mg). 80. Penicilin 1,00,000 unit ampoules or 4,00,000 unit ampoules. 81. Streptomycine. 82. 90 P. A. S. 83. Isonicotinic Acid Hydrazide. 84. Introdex. 85. Dextrose and sodium chloride injection U. S. P. in transfusion bottles. 86. Distilled water ampoules. 87. Liquid paraffin. 88. Vinegars. 89. Tenamus Toxoid. 90. Inj. Decadron. 91. Inj. Avil. Life-saving drugs. 92. Tetracycline Cap. 93. Chloremphenicol Cap. Chloremycetin Cap. 94. Chlorostrop Cap. Broad spectrum antibietics 95. Vit. B. Complex tab. 96. Inj. Vit. B. Complex. 97. Inj. Vit. B. 12. ________________________________________________________________________Dressing
NOTE A.—Part of the ward may be screened off to provide for work room for
nursing staff.
2. Maternity Centres for an establishment manufacturing beedi, employ
ing up to 2,000 workers :
(i) Consulting room .. .. (5 metres x 4 metres)
(ii) Labour room .. .. do.
(iii) Annexure to the labour room
for sterilizing .. .. .. (3 metres x 3 metres)
(iv) Dispensary room. .. (5 metres x 4 metres)
(v) Work room for nursing staff
for storage of medicines, main
tenance and preparation of
supplies and maintenance of
records and reports .. .. do.
(vi) Store room .. (3 metres x 3 metres)
(vii) Ward for four beds. (6 metres x 5 metres)
(vii) Bath rooms and latrines
(two flush) (2 metres x 3 metres)
(ix) Annexe to the bath room
for bathing babies do.
(x) Washing room .. .. .. do.
(xi) Kitchen do.
(xii) Laboratory room .. .... (10 square metres)
(xiii) Covered waiting accommo
dation .. .. .. .. (15 square metres)
3. Maternity Centres for an establishment manufacturing beedi, employ
ing over 2,000 workers:
(i) Consulting room (5 metres x 4 metres)
(ii) Labour room do.
(iii) Annexe to the Labour room
for sterilizing (3 metres x 3 metres)
(iv) Dispensary room (5 metres x 4 metres)
(v) Work room for nursing staff
for storage of medicines, mainten
ance and preparation of supplies
and maintenance of records and
reports do.
(vi) Minor operation room do.
(vii) Store room (3 metres x 3 metres)
(viii) Ward for six beds .. (7 metres x 6 metres)
(ix) Bath room and latrines
(three flush). (2 metres x 3 metres)
(x) Annexe to the bath room
for bathing babies .. do.
(xi) Washing room do.
(xii) Kitchen do.
(xiii) Laboratory room .. (15 square metres)
(xiv) Covered waiting accommodation
.. .. .. .. (25 square metres)
11. Staff 1. Maternity Centre for an establishment manufacturing beedi, employ
ing 1,000 workers and below : 3. Maternity Centre for an establishment manufacturing beedi, employ. ing more than 2,000 workers : (i) Registered Medical Practitio- ner (Lady). .. .. .. .. 1 (ii) Nurse.. .. .. .. 1[(iii) Health Assistant (Female)] 3 Full-time (iv) Compounder .. .... 1 (v) Sweepers (Females).. .. 3 (vi) Ayahs.. .. .. .. 3 (vii) Cook.. .. .. .. 1 III. List of Drugs, Surgical Equipments, Dressing, etc. for Maternity Centres A. Drugs 1. Acid Acetic. 2. Acid Boric. 3. Acid Carbolic. 4. Acid Selicyclic. 5. Aqua Distillate. 6. Ammon Carb. 7. Aspirin. 8. Acriflavin or other anti-septicyde. 9. Benedict's solution. 10. Calicum lactate. 11. Copper sulphate. 12. Catamina Preparate. 13. Cod Liver Oil. 14. Ephedrine Hydrochlor (1/2 gr. tab.). 15. Ether. 16. Esct. Glyerr. Liq. 17. Ferri Sulph. 18. Ferriot Ammoni citras. 19. Glucose. 20. Glycerine. 21. Gum acacia. 22. Hydrag ammoniata. 23. Kaoline. 24. Liq. Ammon Acetate. 25. Liq. Plumbi subacetes fort. 26. Lysol. 27. Mag. Oxide power or Mag. Trisillicate. 28. Mag. Sulph. 29. Multi-Vitamin tab. 30. Oil Richni. 31. Oil Manth pip.32. Oil Olive or Oil of arachis. 33. Paludrine tabs. 34. Phenobarbitons. 35. Pot. Bromide. 36. Pot. Citrate. 37. Pot. Iodide. 38. Pot. Permanganate. 39. Protargol or Argyrol. 40. Pulv. Ipecas Co. 41. Pulv. Quinine Sulph. 42. Sodi Bicarb. 43. Sodi Salicylate. 44. Spt. Ammon Aromat. 45. Spt. Methyl. 46. Spt. Rect. 47. Sulphanilamide or Sulphadiazine tablets. 48. Sulphaguanidine. 49. Sulphanilamide powder. 50. Tab. Digoxin or pill Digitails Co. B. P. C. 51. Tab. Laxative Co. B. P. C. 52. Tinct. Belladonna. 53. Tinct. Monion Co. 54. Tinct. Opil Camphorata. 55. Tinct. Card Co. 56. Tinct. Hyeseyamus. 57. Tinct. Iodine. 58. Ung. Sulphuris B. P. C. 59. Vaseline. 60. Vin. Ipecas or tinct or liq. 61. Zinc Oxide. 62. Adrenalin Hydrochloride Liquor (1,000). 63. Coramine or Nikethmide. 64. Emetine Hydrochlor (Camp. or tab.). 65. Gr. I. 66. Gr. 1/2. 67. Injection Quinine Gr. 10. 68. Peracine Hydrochlor or Novocain 2 per cent. amp. 69. Serua Tetanus anti-toxin 1,500 units. 70. Soluseptasine or other injectable sulphamide. 71. Tab. Atropine ( 1/100 gr.). 72. Tab. Morphine. 73. Penicillin 1,00,000 unit ampoules of 4,00,000 unit amps. 74. Streptomycine. 75. P.A. S. 76. Insonicotinic Acid Hydrazide. 77. Ext. Engot Liquid. 78. Erashui Capsules or Neegynergin. 79. Lovelive ampoules. 80. Introdex. 81. Dextrose and sodium chloride injection U.S.P. in transfusion bottles. 82. Distilled water ampoules. 83. Liquid paraffin. 84. Vinegars. 85. Tetanus toxoid.B. Dressings [(i) Registered Medical Practitio
ner (Lady). .. .. 1
(ii) Nurse .. .. 1
(iii) Health Assistant (Female) 2 ] Full-time
(iv) Compounder... . . 1
(v) Sweepers (Female) .. 2
2. Maternity Centre for an establishment manufacturing beedi employing
1001 to 2000 workers :
(i) Registered Medical Practi
tioner (Lady). .. .. .. 1
(ii) Compounder[(iii) Health Assistant (Female)] 2 Full time
(ir) Sweeper (Females) .. 3
(v) Ayahs .. 2
(vi) Cook .. 1
1,000 workers 1,001—2,000
or below workers
- 1. Bandage, roller 10 cm. 12 12
2. Bandage, roller 10 cm. 12 12
3. Bandage, roller 08 cm. 12 12
4. Bandages Triangular.. 12 12
5. Cotton Wool .. .. 1.35 kilogram 1.35 kilogram
6. Gauze 1 metre each. . 12 metres 24 metres
7. Lint.. .. .. .. 200 grama 300 grams
8. Strapping adhesive 12
roller.. .. .. ... 2 2
9. Strapping adhesive 2
roller.. .. .. ... 2 2
10. Strapping adhesive 3
roller.. ... .. .. 2 2
11. Burn Dressing.. .... 12 12
C. Medical and Surgical Equipments
1. Basin 35 cms. .. .. 2 4
2. Bowls E. 3.5 cms. . . 2 2
3. Bowls E. 4.5 cms. . . 2 2
4. Female Catheters Rub
ber & Motel (size 8 and
10) .. .. .. .. 4 4
5. Cup feeding. .. .. 2 4
6. Douche can with fittings 1 2
7. Drums dressing .. 2 2
8. Examination lamp.. 2 2
9. Forceps artery .. 2 2
10. Forceps Oneatle 1 1
11. Forceps Disecting to—
othed.. .. .. .. .. 1 1
12. Forceps Disecting plan 1 1
13. Hammer percussion 1 1
14. Jug measures 1 1
15. Lancet Vaccinations 1 1
16. Mirror Forehead 1 1
17. Needle anneurysm ,. 1
18. Needle suture assorted 6 6
19. Probe .. 1 2
20. Razor Safety with blades 2 4
. 21". Roger's cholera appara
tus of apparatus intra
venous. .. 1 1
22. Vaginal Retractor. . . . 1 2
23. Vaginal speculum. 1 2
24. Ovam Forceps 1 2
25. Heggar'sDialator.. .. 1 set 1 set
26. Curetto sharp and blunt
flushing.. .. .. .. 1 1
27. Delivery forceps .. .. 1 2
28. Facital Stethoscope .. 1 1
29. Palvimeter. . .. .... 1 1
30. Perforator.. .. .... 1 1
31. Cramotatory forceps .. 1 1
32. Maternity table.. 1 1
33. Stethoscope.. .. .. 1 2
34. Syringes 2 c. c. .. .. 2 2
35. Syringes 10 c. c. .. .. 2 2
36. Syringes 20 c. c. or above 1 1
37. Spygmonanometer .. 1 1
38. Stove primus.. 2 2
39. Scrapples.. .. 1 2
40. Skinner's mask .... 1 1
41. Stretcher.. .. 2 2
42. Scissors straight both
ends sharp.. .. .. 1 1
43. Scissors straight Mayo 1 1
44. Sterilizer instrument
portable .. •• 1 1
45. Thermometers .. .. 2 4
46. Tongue depressor.. 2 2
47. Tape measure .. 1 1
48. Test type-chart .. 1 1
49. Tray dressing 2 2
50. Tray kidney .. .. .. 2 2
51. Tourniquet 1 1
52. Weighing machine 1 1
53. Water-proof sheet of
2 metres .. .. .. 2 4
54. Autoclave .. .. .. 1 1
55. Stomach tube .. 1 1
56. Mouth gag .. .. 1 1
57. Cat gut assorted (Num
bers) 6 tubes 12 tubes
58. Silkworm gut or nylon
thread .. 3 metres 6 metres
59. Sets of wooden splints
(4½ x 3'x1 6") 1 1
60. Lifter. .. .. .. .. 1 2
61. Enamel bucket .. .. 2 4
62. Stainless Steel dekchi
12" with cover .. .. 1 2
63. Wooden board 7 x 1½
X1" 1 1
64. Torch with spare cells 1 1
65. Stretcher .. .. .... 2 2
66. Eye Cups .. .. .. 1 1
D. Other Equipment
1. Blankets .. .. .. 6 12
2. Bin for soiled clothes .. 2 4
3. Bottles drop with groo
ved stoppers .. .... 2 2
4. Cork screw .. .. .. 2 2
5. Corks assorted .. 25 50
6. Dropper eye .. .. .. 2 2
7. Funnel 100 gms. glass or
E. 1 ...... .. 1 1
8. Filter paper .. 1 packet 1 packet
9. Gloves 2 pairs 4 pairs
10. Litmus paper red .. .. 2 packets 4 packets
11. Litmus paper blue 2 packets 4 packets
12. Measure glass 200 gms.. . 2 2
13. Measure glass 50 gms. . . 2 2
14. Minim glass .. .. .. 2 2
15. Pestle and Mortar com position .. 1 1
16. Pin safety .. .. .. 12 12
17. Pot delf with cover.. .. 2 2
18. Spatula .. .. 1 1
19. Slab ointment .. 1 1
20. Soap .. .. , 4 cakes 4 cakes
..21. Spirit lamp .. .. .. 2 2
22. Scales and weights 4 8
23. Slides glass .. .. .. 15 gms. 15 gms.
24. Scissors sharp .. . .. 2 2
25. Towels ordinary .. .. 4 8
26. Tin opener .. .. .. 2 2
27. Test tubes .. , 8 8
28. Test tubes stand .. .. 2 2
29. Test tube holder .. .. 2 2
30. Urine glass specimen . . 2 4
31. Matress .. 4 6
32. Beds 4 6
33. Nail-Brush .. .. 2 4
34. Sand Bags 12" x 8" 3 6
E. Furniture
1. Almirah .. .. .. 1 1
2. Benches .. .. .. .. 4 8
3. Chairs .. .. .. 4 8
4. Cupboard position .... 1 1
5. Examination couch female 1 1
6. Stools .. .. .. .. 2 2
7. Screen .. .. .. .. 1 2
8. Table Medical Officer .. 1 1
9. Table dispensing .. .. 1 1
10. Table dressing .. 1 1
SCHEDULE 04: STANDARD OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND
Recreation Recreation-- Welfare Centre [Seerule 36] Welfare Central. Accommodation (a) 1. One hall of 45 square metres. 2. Two rooms of 15 square metres each. 3. Covered verandah 18 square metres. 4. One lavatory for men. 5. One lavatory for women. 6. One bath room for children. (b) Play ground of the size of 36 metres x 18 metres. (c) Children's Park equipments- (i) Swing ...... .. 1 (ii) Ocean wave .. .. .. 1 (iii) Sea Saw ...... .. 1 (iv) Slides ...... .. 1 II. Staff 1. Adult Education Instructor-cum- Games .. .. .. .. .. 1 2. Sevika .. .. .... .. 1 III. Furniture and Equipment 1. Table .. .. .... .. 1 2. Chair .. .. .... .. 2 3. Chair Steel folding .. .. .. 6 4. Notice Board .. .... .. 1 5. Benches .. .... .. 2 6. Black Board .. .. .. .. 1 7. Steel Almirah .. .... .. 1 8. Coir mat 15 metres x 1 metre .. 1 9. Radio with loud speaker .. .. 1 10. Slates, Pencils, Chalk, etc. . . .. As necessary 11. Books, Charts, Maps, etc. .. .. As necessary 12. Petromax (if no electricity is available) .......... 1 13. Dholak .......... 1 14. Jhals .. .......... 4 pairs 15. Volley ball court equipment, ball, etc... .......... 1 set 16. Tennikott set.......... 1 17. Carrom Board .. .. .. 2 18. Chess .. .. .. .. . 2 19. Ludo .. .. .. .. 3 20. Newspapers and periodicals . As necessary 21. Sewing machine .. .. 1 22. Scissors .. .. .. .. 1 pair 23. Tape .. .. .. .. .. 1 24. Knitting and crochet needles As necessary 25. Raw materials .. .. .. As necessary 26. Gong .. .. .. .. .. 1
SCHEDULE 05:
SCHEDULE
FORM A:
(Seerule 30) Certification of Inspection Inspection Report of the............Dispensary at.............. by the.. ........... for the year. ............ .ending............19 1. Name of establishment (including factory)/contractor, engaged in the manufacture of beedi, served by dispensary. 2. Number of workers for which it caters. 3. Date and hour of inspection. 4. Date of last inspection. 5. Dispensary buildings- (a) Condition of dispensary building. (b) Does the accommodation provided conform to the prescribed standard ? 6. Medicines- (a) Is the supply sufficient and according to the prescribed acale ? (b) Are the poisons labelled and kept separately under lock and key ? 7. Surgical instruments and equipment-Are they sufficient and in good order 7 8. Staff Acquittance Rolls-Are they in order and up to date ? 9. Registers and Returns-Are these properly kept and regularly sub- mitted ? 10. Establishment- (a) Officer-incharge- (i) Part-time/Whole-time. (ii) Name and qualifications. (b) Designation and pay of staff- (i) Medical Graduate. (ii) Medical Licentiate. (iii) Lady Doctor. (iv) Nurse. (v) Compounder. (vi) Auxiliary Nurse Midwife. (vii) Male Dresser. (viii) Female Dresser. (ix) Sweeper. (x) Chowkidar. (xi) Peon. (c) Attendance Register-Do the staff attend regularly ? 11. Annual expenditure on- (a) Establishment. (b) Medicines. 12. Out-patients- (a) Number seen at the time of visit. (b) Total number of new patients treated in current year up to date. (c) Total number of old patients treated in current year up to date. (d) Total treated during the last year, (e) Do the entries on tickets or patients present tally with the entries on the registers ? (f) Are there any arrangements for treating women apart from men ? 13. Are you satisfied with the working of the dispensary ? If not, what suggestions can be made for its improvement ? I certify that I have inspected the dispensary noted above and that it con- forms/does not conform in the following respects* to the standards laid down in the Beedi Workers Fund Rules, 1978. Signature of Inspecting Officer Date.................. .... Counter-signature of Commissioner Date.................. .... * Give details below:
FORM B: CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION
Inspection Report of the Maternity Centre at............. by the........ for the year ........ending..............19 . 1. Name of establishment (including factory contractor engaged in the manufacture of the beedi served by the Maternity Centre. 2. Number of workers for which it caters. 3. Date and hour of inspection. 4. Date of last inspection. 5. Maternity Centre buildings- (a) Condition of Maternity Centre buildings. (b) Does the accommodation provided conform to the prescribed standard ? 6. Medicines- (a) Is the supply sufficient and according to the prescribed scale ? (b) Are the poisons labelled and kept separately under lock and key? 7. Surgical instruments and equipments-Are they sufficient and in good order ? 8. Staff Acquittance Roll-Are they in order and up to date ? 9. Registers and Returns-Are these properly kept and regularly sub- mitted ? 10. Establishments- (a) Officer-in-charge- (i) Part-time/Whole-time. (ii) Name and qualifications. (b) Designation and pay of staff- (i) Medical Graduate. (ii) Medical Licentiate. (iii) Lady Doctor. (iv) Compounder. (v) Nurse. (vi) Midwife. (vii) Ayah. (viii) Sweeper. (ix) Ward Attendant. (x) Cook. (c) Attendance Register-Do the staff attend regularly ? 11. Annual expenditure on- (a) Establishment. (b) Medicines. 12. Out-patients- (a) Number seen at the time of visit. (b) Total number of new patients treated in current year up to date. (c)22[* * *] (d) Total treated during the last year. (e) Do the entries on tickets of patient present tally with the entries on the register ? 13. Are you satisfied with the working of the Maternity Centre ? If not, what suggestions can you make for its improvement ? I certify that I have inspected the Maternity Centre noted above and conforms that--- - - --in the following respects * to the standards laid down does not conform in the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Rules, 1978. Signature of the Inspecting Officer Date.......................... Counter-signature of Commissioner Date.......................... * Give details below,
FORM C: CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION OF THE WELFARE CENTRE
Inspection Report of the........ .............................Welfare Centre at............................by the........ ....................for the year.. ................... .ending..............19 1. Name of establishment (including factory)/contractor engaged in the manufacturer of beedi served by the centre. 2. Number of workers for which it caters 3. Date and hour of inspection. 4. Date of the last inspection.5. Centre Building- (a) Condition of the building. (b) Does the accommodation provided conform to the prescribed standard 7 6. Equipment- (a) Are the equipments provided according to the prescribed standard? (b) Is timely repairs/replacements done where necessary ? (c) Are the equipments all in serviceable condition ? 7. Establishments- (a) Officer-in-charge- (i) Part-time/Whole-time. (ii) Name and qualifications. (b) Designation and pay of staff- (i) Adult Education Instructor. (ii) Sevika, (iii) Sweeper. (c) Attendance Register-Do the staff attend regularly ? 8. Annual expenditure- (a) Establishment. (b) Repairs and replacement of equipments. 9. Activities- (a) Total number of rolls attending the centre. (b) Number seen at the time of inspection. (c) Number of adults attending literacy classes. (d) Number of women attending craft classes. (c) Number of adults participating in games and sports. 10. Are you satisfied with the working of the Centre ? If not, what suggestion can be made for its improvement ? I certify that I have inspected the Welfare Centre noted above and that conforms/does not conform in the following respects * to the standards laid down in the Beedi Workers Fund Rules, 1978. Signature of Inspecting Officer Date........................ Counter-signature of Commissioner with date. * Give details below.
FORM D: STATISTICS AND OTHER INFORMATION
1. Name of factory/establishment or contractor engaged in the manufacture of beedi. 2. Location and full postal address of factory/establishment/contractor. 3. Name of the employers of the factory/establishment/contractor and licence number issued by the Excise Department. 4. (a) Amount of tobacco for which licence is issued and actual amount for tobacco received during the period from. .........to........ (b) Quantity of tobacco distributed and number of beedis manufactured from..............to................ 5. Number of persons employed by the employers/contractors in factories/establishments/private dwelling-houses during the period from. ......... 19..........to.......... 19.... ________________________________________________________________________Factories/ Establishment Private dwelling- houses ________________________________________________________________________Male Female Children ________________________________________________________________________Total
________________________________________________________________________6. Location of private dwelling-houses where beedi is manufactured and their distance from factories/establishments. 7. Details of welfare facilities provided by the employers of the factory/ establishment or contractor to persons employed by him. (A) Housing (B) Medical (C) Water Supply (D) Recreation (E) Any other activities. 8. Quantum of cess paid by the employer of the factory/establishment or contractor in the manufacture of beedi under the Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976, during the period from..........to. ....... 19........ 9. Any other information considered necessary regarding employment wages, welfare facilities allowed to the workers. Certified that the above particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and are based on the records maintained in my establishment/ factory. No. Dote and place Employer of factory/ establishment/contractor.
FORM E: IDENTITY CARD
Sl. No. .. . Photo of the worker Name of the factory/establishment/contractor : Name of the worker : Father/Husband's name: Address : Age (Date of birth): Token No.: Place of work Establishment/ Home. Dispensary: M.P.I. Particulars of dependants :
S1. No. Name Age Relationship ________________________________________________________________________1. 2. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. ________________________________________________________________________Signature of worker Date of issue: Signature of employer of factory/establishment/contractor.
