Third Party Evaluation of Labour Welfare Scheme of Ministry of Labour and Employment

Aims & Objectives: The objectives of the evaluation study were to undertake detailed review of the Labour Welfare Schemes namely, (i) housing subsidy given to beedi, non-coal mines and cinema workers (ii) scholarship provided to the wards of beedi, non-coal mines and cinema workers and, (iii) f health care facilities provided to beedi, non-coal mines and cinema workers and their dependents for the period 2012-13 to 2013-17 in order to determine their efficacy and suggest remedial measures.

Methodology: The approach towards present scheme was based on appraisal of the above 3 components of the scheme. The analysis was based on secondary as well as primary data collected through field visits in four regional centres namely, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Kolkata and Ranchi. The evaluation team developed indicators for three components of the scheme through use of structured questionnaires that formed the basis for developing the framework. Further, the evaluation adopted mixed methods, combining quantitative and qualitative method (triangulation) in order to measure the effect, or impact of the scheme.

Findings: Based on the detailed analysis through secondary information and primary investigations conducted through qualitative approach, it was strongly recommended that all the components of the welfare scheme should continue and periodical evaluation should be conducted to make the scheme more effective and efficient.

Recommendations: Some of the recommendations made by the study included

1. Issuance and Renewal of Identity Card,
2. Provision of Housing subsidy to beedi, non-coal mines and cinema workers,
3. Scholarship provision for the wards of beedi, non-coal mines and cinema workers,
4. Healthcare facilities for beedi, non-coal mines and cinema workers and their dependents.