As a part of statutory compliance employers and businesses take MLWF registrations.
How many of them are aware of the benefits of MLWF! Very few; isn’t it! Let’s have a look at the MLWF benefits; the contributory person and their families can avail of multiple benefits and facilitiesof the board as mentioned below under The Maharashtra Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953:
A. WELFARE ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARD:
- Kindergarten
- Sewing / crafts class
- Fashion Designing / Aesthetics Training
- Library / Reading Room
- Study room
- Computer training
- Healthcare
- Yoga classes
- Karate class
- Music class
B. PROGRAMS:
- Employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship training
- Competition Exam Guidance Lecture
- Felicitation for the parents / guardians of the top performing workers
- Revival classes for middle school students
- Personality Development Classes
- Career Guidance Classes
C. JOB ORIENTED TRAINING:
- English and foreign language conversation / writing training
- Driver Training
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is providing free training to the workers in order to provide them employment opportunities. Training includes English conversation, interview skills, personality development and computer knowledge. The training period is 20 to 25 days. Upon completion of the training, the students are provided with a job of monthly income of Rs.12,000/- to Rs. 15,000/- Worker’s dependent in the last year of graduation or graduate or equivalent qualifying workers can avail this training.
D) CULTURAL EVENTS:
- Kamgar Urban Drama Festival
- Industrial and commercial workers drama festival
- Women’s Drama Festival
- Balnatya Festival
- Open concert / splash competition
- State level labour Bhajan training camp
- State level Bhajan competition
- Folk dance
E) LITERARY PROGRAM:
- Labour Literacy Meet
- Labour Literature Writing Contest
- Poets Meeting
F) EDUCATIONAL PLANS:
- The students of the working family from class 10th to Undergraduate degree, the post-graduate; who obtained at least 60 or more marks in their previous exams can get scholarship from the MLWF board. Few of them are listed below:
- Class 10th to 12th: Rs. 2,000/-
- Class 13th to 15th: Rs. 2,500/-
- Master’s degree: Rs. 3,000/-
- Technical / Medical / Engineering after 10th: Rs. 2,500/-
- Degree Course Technical / Medical / Engineering after 12th: Rs. 5,000/-
- State level Sports Scholarships: Rs. 5,000/- (1st Scholarship); Rs. 3,000/- (2nd Scholarship); Rs. 2,000/- (3rd Scholarship)
- National level Sports Scholarships: Rs. 7,000/- (1st Scholarship); Rs. 5,000/- (2nd Scholarship); Rs. 3,000/- (3rd Scholarship)
- International level Sports Scholarships: Rs. 15,000/-
- Foreign Higher Education Scholarships: Rs. 50,000/-
- Textbook finance: Subsidy of 50% of the money for the course textbook purchase which is Upto Rs. 2,500/ – for students of 10th / 12th Diploma (Diploma / Degree), technical, medical education and Rs.1,500/ – for other classes.
- MS-CIT incentive grants: MS-CIT provides 50% of the amount paid to the beneficiary under the scheme. 100% subsidy is given to the disabled persons.
- Partial support for students who have passed the competitive exam: For MPSC Competitive Exam (Pre-Examination): Rs. 5,000/- & for UPSC Competitive Exam (Pre-Examination): Rs. 8,000/-
- Government Library Certificate Training Classes
G) HEALTH PLANS:
- Incurable disease treatment assistance for the treatment of chronic illnesses like kidney, cancer, heart disease, AIDS, tuberculosis and through drug treatment ranges between Rs. 5,000/- to Rs. 25,000/-.
- Financial Assistance for Accidentally Handicapped Workers: Up to Rs. 10,000 / -.
- Finance for families of Suicidal workers: up to Rs. 1 lakh aid to the wife of a suicidal worker is financed by this scheme due to financial constraints due to closure of factories / mills.
H) SPORTS EVENTS:
- State level and open Kabbadi competition for women and industrial workers
- Kamgar Kesari and Kumar Kesari Wrestling competitions
I) BOARD AWARDS:
- Gunwant Kamgar Award: Rs. 15,000/-, memento and certificate (for 5yrs service)
- Kamgar Bhushan Award: Rs. 25,000/-, memento and certificate (for the next ten years after receiving the Gunwant Kamgar Award.)
- RavBahadur Narayan Megheji Lokhande Kamgar Mitra Award: Rs. 51,000/ – (person), Rs. 51,000/- (Organization), memento and certificate.
