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LOK SABHA
THE Government has so far sanctioned 6 hospitals for beedi workers under the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund in the country. Of these, three hospitals at Mysore (Karnataka), Gurusaiganj (Uttar Pradesh) and Dhuliyan (West Bengal), became functional in 1978, 1989 and 2001 respectively. Remaining three hospitals at Biharsharif (Bihar), sanctioned in April 2001, Sagar (madhya Pradesh) and Mukkudal (Tamil Nadu), sanctioned by the Committee for Non-Plan Expenditure (CNE) in September 2001 are at advanced stages of construction. Out Patient Departments (OPD’s) have started working in hospitals at Bihar Sharif and Mukkudal. In addition to above one T.B. Hospital at Karma, which was set up under the Mica Mines Workers Welfare Fund, was transferred to Beedi Workers Welfare Fund in February 1989.
This information was given by the Minister of labour and Employment Shri K. Chandrasekhar Rao in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
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