3620 Beedi Workers Trained Under Skill Development Programme

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NEW DELHI, JULY 22, 2019 – The Ministry has initiated a Skill Development Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and National Skill Development Corporation to provide alternative livelihood to beedi workers and their dependents.

Various Courses in which Skill Development Training has been imparted:

1.      Account Using Tally

2.      CNC Operator

3.      Hotel Management (Front Office Associate)

4.      Sewing Machine Operator

5.      Food & Beverages Service

6.      A/C & Fridge Mechanic

7.      Customer Care Executive

8.      Solar PV Installation

9.      Tailoring

10. Solar Panel Installation

11. Asstt. Electrician

12. Asstt. Beauty Therapist

13. Basic Computer Course

14. General Duty Asstt.

15. Field Technician

16. Automobile Repairing

17. Plumbing

18. Beautician

19. Mushroom Cultivation

20. Banking & Accountancy

21. Medical & Nursing Course

22. Hand Embroidery

23. Jam & Jelly Making

24. Computer Hardware

25. Pickle Making

26. Stitching & Fashion Designing

27. Soft Toys Making

28. Agarbatti Making

29. Bag Making

30. LED Technician

31. CCTV Technician

Number of beedi workers engaged in beedi rolling industry region-wise:

Name of Region	No of beedi workers
Ahmedabad	39206
Ajmer	40647
Allahabad	464459
Bengaluru	244140
Bhubneshwar	221439
Hyderabad	456606
Jabalpur	897191
Kolkatta	1674249
Guwahati	9747
Kannur	39322
Nagpur	100405
Patna	300223
Raipur	9876
Tirunelveli	509128
Ranchi	579985
Total	5586623

3620 beedi  workers   were trained under the skill development programme and 461 of them shifted to alternate livelihoods.

This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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