Parliament Question: Status of Labour Welfare Scheme in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026 STATUS OF LABOUR WELFARE SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH 224. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a)the details of beneficiaries covered under the Labour Welfare Scheme in the country, State/UT and category-wise with special reference to Andhra Pradesh indicating the beneficiary and district- wise breakup under the three components, namely Health, Scholarship and Housing; (b)the budget allocated, funds released and actual expenditure incurred under the Labour Welfare Scheme during the last five years and the current year, year and category-wise; (c)whether any evaluation, review or impact assessment of the scheme has been conducted and if so, the details thereof, including the key findings and action taken on the recommendations thereon; and (d)the details of outreach, awareness and grievance redressal mechanisms put in place under the Labour Welfare Scheme during the last five years including the number of camps held, workers covered and complaints received and disposed of in the country, State/UT-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a) to (d): The details of region / state wise beneficiaries covered under the Labour Welfare Scheme are at Annexure I and in district of Andhra Pradesh at Annexure II. The expenditure incurred under the Labour Welfare Scheme during the last five years is at Annexure III. Contd..2/-:: 2 :: A third-party evaluation of the Labour Welfare Scheme has been conducted for the period 2021–2025. The evaluation report concluded the schemes continues to provide benefits to workers covered under the scheme and recommended continuation of the Labour Welfare Scheme. The Labour Welfare Organisations conducts outreach and awareness camps under the Labour Welfare Scheme. The Region wise /State/UT details are at Annexure IV and in Andhra Pradesh district wise at Annexure V. Total camps conducted during last five years in the State of Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure VI. The Government has the grievance redressal mechanisms in the form of CPGRAM Portal. The total number of grievances received and disposed off in this portal in the O/o Directorate General Labour Welfare (DGLW) during the last five years is at Annexure VII. ****** *****Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 224 to be answered on 20/07/2026 Registered Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC), Limestone Registered Mines, Registered Name of Region Name of State/UT Beedi Dolomite Cinema Total Workers Mines Workers (LSDM) workers Ahmedabad Gujarat 39,011 2,761 0 41,772 Ajmer Rajasthan 38,791 35,000 0 73,791 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 4,12,757 0 0 4,12,757 Bangalore Karnataka 2,95,501 10,331 3,663 3,09,495 Bhubaneswar Odisha 2,08,212 35,000 626 2,43,838 Andhra Hyderabad Pradesh/Telangana 4,58,040 26,300 16,200 5,00,540 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 4,40,556 7,308 0 4,47,864 Kolkata West Bengal 18,29,203 0 4,057 18,33,260 Guwahati Assam 24,398 0 325 24,723 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 40,276 0 3,717 43,993 Nagpur Maharashtra 1,55,089 51 1,517 1,56,657 Patna Bihar 2,96,972 0 0 2,96,972 Raipur Chhattisgarh 3,893 6,077 0 9,970 Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu 6,03,076 0 14,502 6,17,578 Ranchi Jharkhand 1,36,519 2,500 0 1,39,019 Dehradun Uttarakhand 0 136 0 136 GRAND TOTAL 49,82,294 1,25,464 44,607 51,52,365Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 224 to be answered on 20/07/2026 Name of the District Details of beneficiaries covered under the Labour Welfare Scheme in Andhra Pradesh Annamayya 9653 Bapatla 16434 Kurnool 17724 SPSR Nellore 35637 Tirupati 19037 YSR Kadapa 32549Annexure-III Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 224 to be answered on 20/07/2026 Expenditure statement of Labour Welfare Scheme (Last 5 Years) (Rs. in Cr.) Grand Total Education Health Housing (Rs. in Cr.) 2021-22 37.19 9.84 16.54 63.57 2022-23 39.4 10.1 31.3 80.8 2023-24 30.68 9.17 41.45 81.3 2024-25 31.65 8.62 0 40.27 2025-26 44.32 8.76 27.41 80.49Annexure-IV Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 224 to be answered on 20/07/2026 S.No. Region Name of State/UT The details of Nos of outreach and workers awareness camps covered (Region-wise) during last five years 1. Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh, 7101 49867 Telangana 2. Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 1887 70026 3. Ahmedabad Gujarat and Diu 2670 121750 4. Ajmer Rajasthan 1989 65954 5. Bangalore Karnataka 8493 156718 6. Bhubaneswar Odisha 2011 97889 7. Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 10800 384356 8. Nagpur Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra 2368 110081 and Nagar Haveli and Daman 9 Ranchi Jharkhand 859 51676 10 Patna Bihar 600 38312 11 Raipur Chhattisgarh 679 10634 12 Dehradun Uttarakhand & Himachal 56 923 Pradesh 13 Kolkata West Bengal, Sikkim & 2601 121247 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 14 Guwahati Manipur,Assam, 590 1312 Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland,Tripura 15. Chennai Tamil Nadu, Puducherry 1638 37685 16. Thiruvanantpuram Kerala & Lakshadweep 1450 11580Annexure-V Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 224 to be answered on 20/07/2026. Name of the District Details of outreach and awareness camps in Andhra Pradesh Annamayya 57 Bapatla 204 Kurnool 212 SPSR Nellore 646 Tirupati 261 YSR Kadapa 541Annexure-VI Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 224 to be answered on 20/07/2026. Year No. of camps conducted in Andhra Workers covered Pradesh 2021-22 164 246 2022-23 185 278 2023-24 203 305 2024-25 274 411 2025-26 1040 17325 2026-27 (up to 55 222 June 2026)Annexure-VII Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 224 to be answered on 20/07/2026. Year Nos of Grievances disposed in the CPGRAM Portal in the O/o Directorate General Labour Welfare 2021-2022 310 2022-2023 242 2023-2024 194 2024-2025 396 2025 till 15.07.2026 313 *****