Labour Welfare Organisation
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Labour Welfare Organisations (LWOs) are subordinate offices of the Indian Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoL&E). The organisation is headed by the Director General of Labour Welfare (Joint Secretary, MoL&E). This organisation implements welfare schemes for unorganised workers such as beedi workers, non-coal mine workers and cine Workers.[1]
There are 18 LWO Regions, each headed by a Welfare Commissioner, an officer of the Central Labour Service (CLS).[2]
LWO Regions
[edit]There are 18 Labour Welfare Organisations.[3]
| Sl. No. | LWO | Region covered | Number of Hospitals | Number of Dispensaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bangalore | Karnataka | 2 | 28 |
| 2. | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 36 |
| 3. | Kolkata | West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar islands,Sikkim | 1 | 23 |
| 4. | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | 1 | 24 |
| 5. | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana | 25 | |
| 6. | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 24 |
| 7. | Chennai | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | 1 | 22 |
| 8. | Patna | Bihar | 1 | 17 |
| 9. | Nagpur | Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 18 | |
| 10. | Ajmer | Rajasthan | 23 | |
| 11. | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 1 | 7 |
| 12. | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 12 | |
| 13. | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 10 | |
| 14. | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala, Lakshadweep | 7 | |
| 15. | Guwahati | Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram | 2 | |
| 16. | Dehradun | Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh | 1 | |
| 17. | Chandigarh | Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana | ||
| 18. | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | ||
| Total | 10 | 279 | ||
LWO Hospitals and Dispensaries
[edit]There are a total of 10 Hospitals and 279 Dispensaries under Labour Welfare Organisations. These medical institutions are headed by Officers of the Central Health Service (CHS).[3]
Types of Dispensaries (Mobile/Static-Modern Medicine/Ayurvedic)
[edit]- Beedi Workers Welfare Fund (BWWF) Dispensary
- Cine Workers Welfare Fund (CWWF) Dispensary
- Limestone & Dolomite Mine Workers Welfare Fund (LSDMWWF) Dispensary
- Iron Ore, Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore Mine Workers Welfare Fund (IOMCWWF) Dispensary