Welfare Schemes

The Board arranges various welfare measures for registered workers through the levy imposed on the wages of the workers. It is felt necessary to give briefly the details of the various welfare measures (schemes) undertaken by the Board and, therefore, the salient features thereof are given herein under

Welfare Measures

1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION:

The Workmen’s Compensation Act is very important social legislation to provide helping hand to workers or to their heirs when they meet with an accident while on duty. The Mathadi Act specially makes provision to extend the benefit to the workers by the Board.

2. PAID HOLIDAYS:

Registered workers are entitled to get eight paid holidays of National/Festival important days during a year under Clause 27 of the Grocery Markets or Shops Unprotected Workers (Regulation of Employment & Welfare) Scheme, 1970. The following paid holidays were sanctioned to registered workers during the year under report:

अ. Maharashtra Day
ब. Independence Day
क. Late Anna Saheb Patil Jayanti
ड. Diwali (Amavasya)
इ. Republic Day
च. Shiv Jayanti
छ. Holi
ज. Late Anna Saheb Patil Punyatithi

3. LEAVE WITH WAGES:

The Mathadi workers hail from rural areas. The majority of them have an agricultural base. They have, therefore, to visit their native place in agricultural seasons and for marriages, fairs, etc. To compensate partially for their loss of wages due to these reasons, they are paid about half a month’s wages (4.50%) every year. The scheme of leave with wages to the Mathadi workers is, therefore, unique. During the year under report, Rs. 8,15,58,890.61 disbursed on account of Leave with Wages to 12986 registered workers.

4. PROVIDENT FUND:

The scheme of Provident Fund was started for registered workers from 1st August 1971. Presently the Board deducts 10.00% from the wages of each worker for this purpose each month and equal amount is contributed by the Board. This retirement benefit is very important for the workers. Registered workers get these amounts on account of non-refundable loans from their P.F. A/cs. for purchase / repairs of House, son’s / daughter’s marriages, and medical/educational expenses.

5. GRATUITY:

Gratuity is yet another important retirement benefit provided by the Board to registered workers. Those who fulfil requisite conditions in this behalf, get gratuity. The scheme of payment of gratuity by the Board is praiseworthy.

6. DIWALI BOHONI (EX-GRATIA):

The scheme of Diwali Bohoni (Ex-gratia) is another welfare measure for Mathadi workers who do not come within the purview of payment of Bonus Act. Diwali Bohoni (Ex-gratia) scheme is thus a Diwali Gift for workers.