**Executive Summary:**
This notification announces the merger of the Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme (TWRFS) with the Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna (RGSKY), effective April 1, 2017. The decision was made due to the expansion of the Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme and the higher wage limit under RGSKY. As a result, TWRFS is discontinued from the specified date.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme (TWRFS):**
* Established on September 15, 1986, to protect the interests of textile workers in permanently closed private sector mills.
* Provided relief for three years on a tapering basis: 75% of wage in the first year, 50% in the second, and 25% in the third, for those earning up to ₹3,500 per month.
* Not applicable to State/Central Government Public Sector Undertakings and cooperative textile units.
* **Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna (RGSKY):**
* Provides unemployment allowance for employees covered under the ESI scheme for a minimum of three years.
* Covers employees drawing salary/wage up to ₹15,000 per month.
* **Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC):**
* Expanding the ESI scheme nationwide by 2017.
* Employees receiving benefits under the ESI Act are barred from receiving similar benefits under other government schemes (as per Section 61 of the ESI Act).
* **Merger and Discontinuation:**
* TWRFS is merged with RGSKY.
* TWRFS is discontinued effective April 1, 2017.
**Impact Analysis**
**Textile Workers:**
* *Impact:* Textile workers who would have been eligible for TWRFS benefits will now need to meet the eligibility criteria for RGSKY and/or ESIC to receive unemployment benefits.
* *Action Required:* Understand the eligibility criteria for RGSKY and ESIC to determine benefit options.
**Ministry of Textiles:**
* *Impact:* The Ministry will no longer administer TWRFS, and resources will be directed towards RGSKY.
* *Action Required:* Implement the merger of TWRFS with RGSKY and discontinue TWRFS operations.
**ESIC:**
* *Impact:* Potential increase in the number of beneficiaries as textile workers are now directed to the ESIC scheme.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the ESIC scheme is adequately expanded and accessible to textile workers across the country.
Key Entities Referenced
Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme: A scheme (TWRFS) established in 1986 to safeguard the interests of workers displaced by permanent closure of private sector textile mills.
Industrial Dispute Act, 1947: Indian Legislation under which State Government provides permission for permanent closure of textile mills.
Companies Act, 1956: Indian legislation under which Official Liquidator is appointed by High Court in the process of winding up of textile mills.
Ministry of Textiles: The Indian government ministry that provides relief to textile workers rendered jobless due to permanent closure of mills.
Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna: An Indian scheme that provides unemployment allowance to employees covered under the Employee State Insurance (ESI) scheme.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: An Indian government ministry that provides medical benefits under the Shramik Kalyan Yojana.
Employee State Insurance Corporation: An Indian corporation (ESIC) expanding the ESI scheme throughout the country.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued by the Ministry of Textiles.
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नई िदल्ली, 6 अ(cid:7079)लै , 2017
का.आ. 1081(अ).—यत:, वस् (cid:7074) कामगार पनु वासर् न िनिध योजना (टीडब् ल् यूआरएफएस) िनजी क्षे(cid:7074) की वस् (cid:7074) िमल(cid:7298) के ऐस े
कामगार(cid:7298) के िहत(cid:7298) की रक्षा के उ(cid:7374)ेश् य से 15.09.1986 से अिस्तत् व म(cid:7286) आई थी, जो औ(cid:7378)ोिगक िव वाद अिधिनयम, 1947 की धारा 25(ण)
के अंतगर्त राज् य सरकार की अनमु ित से इन िमल(cid:7298) के स् थायी रूप से बंद कर िदए जाने अथवा ऐसी िमल(cid:7298)/इकाइय(cid:7298) के बंद िकए जान े की
(cid:7079)ि(cid:7059)या म (cid:7286)उच्च न्य ायालय (cid:7367)ारा कंपनी अिधिनयम, 1956 के अंतगतर् आिधकािरक पिरसमापक िनयुक्त कर िदए जान ेके कारण बेरोजगार
हो गए थ।े यह योजना राज् य/क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) सरकार के सावजर् िनक क्षे(cid:7074) के उप(cid:7059)म(cid:7298) तथा राज् य/क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) सरकार के सहकारी क्षे(cid:7074) स ेवस् (cid:7074) इकाइय(cid:7298) पर लागू
नह(cid:7277) ह।ै 05.06.1985 को अथवा इसके उपरांत बदं िमल(cid:7298) को शत(cid:7300) के पूरा िकए जाने के अध् यधीन टीडब् ल् यूआरएफएस के अतं गर्त शािमल
िकया गया ह।ै
2. और यत:, वस् (cid:7074) मं(cid:7074)ालय, िमल(cid:7298) के स् थायी रूप स े बंद होने के कारण बरे ोजगार हो गए ऐसे वस् (cid:7074) कामगार(cid:7298) को, जो 3500 रुपए
(cid:7079)ितमाह तक वेतन/मजदरू ी (cid:7079)ाप् त कर रह ेथे/ह,(cid:7289) केवल तीन वष(cid:7300) के िलए (cid:7059)मश: घटते हुए आधार पर, पहले वषर् म(cid:7286) 75% मजदरू ी, दसू रे वषर्
म(cid:7286) 50% तथा तीसरे वष र्म(cid:7286) 25% के बराबर राहत उपलब्ध कराता ह।ै
3. और यत:, राजीव गांधी (cid:7088)िमक कल् याण योजना ईएसआई योजना, (न् यूनतम 3 वषर् के िलए) के अतं गर्त शािमल ऐसे कामगार(cid:7298) के
िलए बेरोजगारी भत् ता उपलब् ध कराती ह ै जो 15,000 रुपए (cid:7079)ितमाह तक वेतन/मजदरू ी का आहरण कर रह े थ/ेह (cid:7289) और जो फैक् (cid:7069)ी म(cid:7286)
छंटनी/बंदी के कारण अनैिच्छक रूप से बेरोजगार हो गए ह।(cid:7289)
4. और यत:, (cid:7088)िमक कल् याण योजना, (cid:7088)म एवं रोजगार मं(cid:7074)ालय िचिकत् सा लाभ भी उपलब् ध कराता ह।ै
5. और यत:, कमर्चारी राज् य बीमा िनगम (ईएसआईसी) दशे भर म(cid:7286) 2017 तक ईएसआई योजना का िवस् तार कर रहा ह,ै जहां पा(cid:7074)ता
शत(cid:7300) को पूरा करने वाल ेतथा बरे ोजगार हो गए वस् (cid:7074) कामगार ईएसआईसी अिधिनयम के अतं गर्त बेरोजगारी भत् ता (cid:7079)ाप् त कर सक(cid:7286)गे। और
ईएसआई अिधिनयम की धारा 61 म(cid:7286) िकए गए उल् लेख के अनुसार एक बार िकसी कमर्चारी (cid:7367)ारा ईएसआई अिधिनयम के अतं गर्त कोई
लाभ (cid:7079)ाप् त िकए जाने के उपरातं वह िकसी अन् य सरकारी योजना के अंतगतर् कोई अन् य सामान लाभ (cid:7079)ाप् त करन ेस े(cid:7079)ितबंिधत होगा/होगी।
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6. और यत:, टीडब्ल् यूआरएफएस के अतं गर्त 3500 रुपए की (cid:7079)ितमाह की मजूदरी सीमा की तुलना म(cid:7286) आरजीएसकेवाई के अंतगतर्
मजूदरी सीमा 15,000 रुपए ह।ै
7. इसिलए अब, वस् (cid:7074) कामगार पनु वार्स िनिध योजना को राजीव गांधी (cid:7088)िमक कल् याण योजना के साथ िवलय करन े और
टीडब् ल् यूआरएफएस को 01.04.2017 से समाप् त िकए जाने का िनणयर् िलया गया ह।ै
8. यह अिधसूचना, भारत के राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)काशन की ितिथ स े(cid:7079)भावी होगी।
[फा. सं. 14/3/2011-पीएल]
ए. मधुकुमार रे(cid:7355)ी, संयुक्त सिचव
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th April, 2017
S.O. 1081(E).—Whereas, Textile Workers’ Rehabilitation Fund Scheme (TWRFS) came into existence with
effect from 15.09.1986 with the intention to safeguard the interest of workers of private sector textile mills who have
been displaced by their permanent closure with the permission of State Government under Section 25(O) of Industrial
Dispute Act, 1947 or the mill/unit where Official Liquidator is appointed by High Court under the Companies Act, 1956
in the process of winding up. The scheme is not applicable to the State/Central Govt. Public Sector Undertakings and the
textile units in the co-operative fold of the State/ Central Govt. The mills closed on or after 5.6.1985 are covered under
TWRFS subject to fulfillment of conditions.
2. And Whereas, the Ministry of Textiles provides relief to the textile workers rendered jobless due to permanent
closure of the mills only for three years on a tapering basis, 75% of the wage equivalent in the first year, 50% in the
second year and 25% in the third year, who are/ were drawing salary/wage up to 3,500/- per month.
3. And Whereas Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna provides an unemployment allowance for the employees
covered under ESI scheme (minimum for 3 years), who are rendered unemployed involuntarily due to
retrenchment/closure of factory etc. who are/were drawing salary/wage up to Rs. 15,000/- per month.
4. And Whereas, under the Shramik Kalyan Yojana, Ministry of Labour and Employment provides medical benefits
also.
5. And Whereas, the Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is expanding the ESI scheme in the entire country
by 2017 throughout the country, where even the textile workers rendered unemployed and fulfilling the eligibility
conditions, would be able to receive Unemployment Allowance under the ESIC Act. And that, once an employee
receives any benefit under the ESI Act, he or she shall be barred from receiving any other similar benefits under any
other Govt. Scheme as laid down u/s 61 of the ESI Act.
6. And Whereas, under RGSKY the wage limit is Rs. 15,000/- against the wage limit of Rs. 3500/- per month under
TWRFS.
7. Now therefore, it has been decided to merge the Textile Workers’ Rehabilitation Fund Scheme with Rajiv Gandhi
Shramik Kalyan Yojna and to discontinue TWRFS w.e.f. 01.04.2017.
8. This notification shall come into effect from the date of its publication in Gazette of India.
[F. No.14/3/2011-PL]
A. MADHUKUMAR REDDY, Jt. Secy.
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