Scheme for organizing sports games, social and culture activities for beedi workers
(including gharkhata beedi workers)
Introduction
The
sports, games, social and culture activities are the forms of recreation which beedi workers with his family members can use to inculcate
in them a bit of out-door life to invigorate their minds and refresh on their
for turned bodies. It will also give them a sense of mantel and physical
satisfactions essential for the development of good human relations. It will
afford them an opportunity to escape from the monotony of day-to-day humdrum
existence of crouching in the unhygienic sheds and shanties and to roll out beedi on almost during twelve hours a day.
Agencies:
It
could be arranged by the welfare commissioner through his staff or by giving
subsidy to the management or to social and cultural organization of repute. If
could also be arranged through workers voluntary organization like workers
recreation club which could be formed with who advice of the welfare
commissioner with a view to giving workers a sense of participation in the
whole scheme.
Nature of sports, gems, social cultural activities
Only
such outdoor / indoor sports, games, social and cultural events will be
arranged s are popular with the beedi workers
(including Gharkhatabeedi workers) and their family
members in a particular area. Social activities
should include social function like celebration of national and regional
festivals, important national events like the Independence Day, the Republic
day, the Gandhi Jayanti and the childrens
day and the like.
Location of events:
The functions will be arranged in areas where the concentration of
beedi workers is 10,000 or more.
Expenditure:
Item on which expenditure can be incurred would be
(i)Sports activities like
articles of sports outdoor and indoor games and
equipment
(ii)Cultural activities like music, dance,
drama, mushiaras, jagran, festivals
etc.
(iii)Light refreshments
(iv)Prizes
(v)Arrangement
(vi)Social
activities like national, regional festivals and national days.
The total expenditure for the whole year for area having a
population of beedi workers of 10,000 or more should
not exceed Rs. 10,000 /- subject to the limitations of budget provision as
approved by the government of India and will be met from the welfare fund.