Labour Welfare

INTRODUCTION:

LABOUR WELFARE:

“Labour welfare activities benefit not only the workers but also the management in term

of greater industrial efficiency”

Labour welfare:-

Labour welfare work aims at providing such service facilities and amenities which

enable the workers employed in an organization to perform their work in healthy congenial

surrounding conductive to good health and high morale.

Labour welfare is a comprehensive term including various services, benefits and facilities

offered by the employer. Through such generous fringe benefits the employer makes life worth

living for employees. The welfare amenities are extended in additional to normal wages and

other economic rewards available to employees as per the legal provisions.

Objectives of labour welfare activities:-

Following are the objectives of the voluntary labour welfare services by employer-

1) To win over employees loyalty and increase their morale.

2) To develop efficiency and productivity among workers.

3) To reduce of threat of future government intervention.

4) To make recruitment more effective.

5) To earn goodwill and enhance public image.

6) To build up stable labour force to reduce labour turnover and absenteeism.

NEED OF THE STUDY:

Labour welfare in India has a special significance as the constitution provides for the

promotion of welfare of the labour for human conditions of work and securing to all workers.

The various welfare measures provided by the employee will have immediate impact on

the health, physical and mental efficiency, alertness, morale and overall efficiency of the workers

and thereby contributing to the highest productivity.

OBJECTIVES OF STUDY:

To study the welfare facilities provided to employees by Hyderabad Area Office Deccan

cements limited

To find out the level of employee satisfaction towards the labour welfare facilities

provided in Deccan cements limited

To study how the organization motivate the employees by identifying and satisfying their

unsatisfied needs.

To give appropriate suggestions to improve the satisfaction level of labours over the

welfare facilities.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY:

The research can be extended the study to understand the welfare facilities of

labour in Deccan cements limited in order to provide an effective suggestion to improve

the same. This will be helpful in understanding current portions of the respective

company. And provide some strategies to extend this measure with title modification

which is based on the internal policy of the company. This study can be used for

understanding the potential of the workers. So that the survey is made all over the area of

company and of this survey is made with both the male and female worker. This study

also helps in manipulation of the basis expectation of the workers. This study will also

help the researcher to gain some valuable knowledge over the company.

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY:

Only 60 Respondents a Study.

Time is one of the main constraints of the Study.

The survey includes all the limitations invent in the questionnaire from for research.

The result depends on the answers received from respondent which may be biased.

Some of the staff was less cooperative with me.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:

Research methodology describes how the research study was undertaken. This includes

the specifications of source of data, research design, and method of data collection, the sampling

method and the tools used.

SAMPLE DESIGN:

Geographical area:

The study is conducted in Hyderabad District.

Duration of project:

The duration of project work is about 45 days

Sample units:

The sampling units used by the researcher for this research, are those who are using

Deccan employees.

SAMPLE SIZE

The number of samples collected by the researcher is 50.

Sampling procedure / Sampling method:

The sampling method used for this study is Simple average sampling, which is selected

according to the easy and convenience of the researcher.

SOURCE OF DATA:

Primary data:

The researcher collected both by direct survey from the Customer’s through

questionnaire. The researcher used structured questionnaire.

Secondary data:

Here the researcher collected secondary data from the company profile, industry

profile and official web sites.

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT:

Research instrument used for data collecting is questionnaire and interview schedule.

Questionnaire

The questionnaire is prepared in a well-structured and non disguised form so that it is

easily understandable and answerable by everyone. The type of questions include in the

questionnaire are open-ended questions, multiple choice questions and dichotomous questions.

Interview Schedule

The interview method of collecting data involves presentation of oral-verbal stimuli and

reply in terms of oral-verbal responses. Then the responses are filled up in the questionnaire, for

further analysis.

FRAME WORK OF ANALYSIS:-

STASTICAL TOOLS USED FOR ANALYSIS:

The researcher carries out analysis through various statistical tools. The statistical

analysis is useful for drawing inference from the collected information.

Simple percentage analysis

Bar diagrams

Pie charts

INDUSTRY PROFILE:

Sector structure/Market size:

India is the 2nd largest cement producer in world after china .Right from laying

concrete bricks of economy to waving fly over’s cement industry has shown and shows a great

future. The overall outlook for the industry shows significant growth on the back of robust

demand from housing construction, Phase-II of NHDP (National Highway Development Project)

and other infrastructure development projects. Domestic demand for cement has been increasing

at a fast pace in India. Cement consumption in India is forecasted to grow by over 22% by 2009-

10 from 2007-08.Among the states, Maharashtra has the highest share in consumption at

12.18%,followed by Uttar Pradesh, In production terms, Andhra Pradesh is leading with 14.72%

of total production followed by Rajasthan. Cement production grew at the rate of 9.1 per cent

during 2006-07 over the previous fiscal's total production of 147.8 mt(million tons). Due to

rising demand of cement the sales volume of cement companies are also increasing & companies

reporting higher production, higher sales and higher profits. The net profit growth rate of cement

firms was 85%.Cement industry has contributed around 8% to the economic development of

India. Outsiders (foreign players) eyeing India as a major market to invest in the form of either

merger or FDI (Foreign Direct Investment). Cement industry has a long way to go as Indian

economy is poised to grow because of being on verge of development.

Despite the growth of Indian cement industry India lags behind the per capita production. Supply

for cement is expected to remain tight which, in turn, will push up prices of cement by more than

50%. The most important factor for better prices is consolidation of the industry.

It has just begun and we will see more consolidation in the coming years. Other budget

measures such as cut in import duty from 12.5 per cent to nil etc. are all intended to cut costs and

boost availability of cement.

One of the strategies is to decrease dependence on road & opt for sea logistics as that can cut

transportation cost by 30- 50 %. Some plants are adopting futuristic plan such as setting up

captive power plant, moving closer to the customers by creating clicker, crushing, and capacity

in key markets, to be more customer centric to generate better revenue. India should push for

stricter regulations of market place as to control the prices of big companies and prevent them

from forming cartels and exchanging information. To fight with the high inflation, government

wants to import more cement from Pakistan .However cement prizes are not very much high as

other items but still they are increasing. And the reason of high prize is surging cost of raw

material and transportation cost. Apart from this government also discussed with cement industry

not to have increase in prizes and keep consumer interest in mind.Now the question arise in front

of the government is whether the demand by the government is possible to increase through

expenditure on infrastructure or not according to the current state of economy when so many

crises are going on or how the government allocation of US$ 3.23 billion for the National

Highway Development, Project will keep the demand for cement alive?

India is the world's second largest producer of cement after China, with cement

companies adding nearly eight million tones (MT) capacity in April 2009, taking the total

installed capacity to 219 MT and dispatch of 16.65 million tones during April 2009. A few of the

leading manufacturers are the UltraTech/Grasim combine, Dalmia Cements, India Cements, and

Holcim etc. The cement industry may add 40-45 MT of capacity this fiscal, a 21 per cent

increase over the installed capacity at 212 MT in 2008-09.

With the boost given by the government to various infrastructure projects, road networks and

housing facilities, growth in the cement consumption is anticipated in the coming years. Another

50 MT capacity is likely to be added this year, according to industry sources.

With almost total capacity utilization levels in the industry, cement dispatches have maintained a

10 per cent growth rate. Total despatches grew to 170 MT during 2007–08 as against 155 MT in

2006–07.

Moreover, cement despatches were 18.12 MT in March 2009, showing a growth of 10.35 per

cent as compared to 16.42 MT in March 2008. During March 2009, cement production was

18.10 MT, registering a growth of 10.43 per cent as compared to 16.39 MT in March

2008.Despite concerns of slowdown, led by a change in economic scenario along with excess

supply pressure; the cement industry has ended FY 2008-09 on a strong note.

According to experts, the fourth quarter of the current financial year 2009 will report a 2-

3 per cent growth in margins due to rise in prices and 10-12 per cent year-on-year growth in sales

due to sudden increase in demand this quarter.

Technological change

Continuous technological upgrading and assimilation of latest technology has been going

on in the cement industry. Presently, 93 per cent of the total capacity in the industry is based on

modern and environment-friendly dry process technology and only 7 per cent of the capacity is

based on old wet and semi-dry process technology. There is tremendous scope for waste heat

recovery in cement plants and thereby reduction in emission level.

New Investments

Shree Cements will invest almost US$ 244.12 million this year, of which half will be

invested towards setting up two grinding units at Rajasthan and Uttarakhand to augment

its capacity. The other half will be towards the two power plants in Bangor.

ACC Ltd will spend US$ 575 million on capacity expansion in 2009 and 2010. ACC is

expanding capacity by a third to 30 MT by 2010.

Binani Cement has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gujarat government

to set up a 2.5 MTPA Greenfield cement plant in Gujarat at a cost of US$ 169.40 million.

Binani Cement has also initiated talks with a few foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to

raise US$ 307.99 million for its new projects.

Bheema Cements Ltd is planning to invest US$ 116.42 million in setting up a new

manufacturing line of 1.5 MT capacities at its plant in Andhra Pradesh.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As)

A growing and robust economy was noteworthy in terms of the total number of mergers and

acquisitions (M&A) in India 2007, with the cement sector contributing to 7 per cent to the total

deal value.

Holcim strengthened its position in India by increasing its holding in Ambuja Cement

from 22 per cent to 56 per cent through various open market transactions with an open

offer for a total investment of US$ 1.8 billion. Moreover, it also increased its stake in

ACC Cement with US$ 486 million, being the single largest acquirer in the cement

sector.

Leading foreign funds like Fidelity, ABN Amro, HSBC, Nomura Asset Management

Fund and Emerging Market Fund have together bought around 7.5 per cent in India's

third-largest cement firm, India Cements (ICL), for US$ 124.91 million.

Cimpor, the Portugese cement maker, paid US$ 68.10 million for Grasim Industries'

53.63 per cent stake in Shree Digvijay Cement.

CRH Plc, the world's second biggest maker and distributor of building materials,

acquired a 50 per cent stake in My Home Industries Ltd for almost US$ 372.64 million.

Vicat SA, a French cement maker acquired a 6.67 per cent stake in Twin cities -based

sagar Cement for US$ 14.35 million.

Government Initiatives

Government initiatives in the infrastructure sector, coupled with the housing sector boom and

urban development, continue being the main drivers of growth for the Indian cement industry.

Increased infrastructure spending has been a key focus area over the last five years

indicating good times ahead for cement manufacturers.

The government has increased budgetary allocation for roads under National Highways

Development Project (NHDP).

Appointing a coal regulator is looked upon as a positive move as it will facilitate timely

and proper allocation of coal (a key raw material) blocks to the core sectors, cement

being one of them.

Road Ahead

According to a report by the ICRA Industry Monitor, the installed capacity is expected to

increase to 241 MTPA by FY 2010-end. India's cement industry is likely to record an annual

growth of 10 per cent in the coming years with higher domestic demand resulting in increased

capacity utilization.

Moreover, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), cement production

is expected to grow by 8.1 per cent and demand for the same is likely to rise by a healthy 7-7.5

per cent in FY 2009-10.

CEMENT INDUSTRY & SERVICES

An Overview

The cement industry is experiencing a boom on account of the overall growth of the

Indian economy. The demand for cement, being a derived demand, depends primarily on the

industrial activity, real estate business, construction activity, and investment in the infrastructure

sector. India is experiencing growth on all these fronts and hence the cement market is

flourishing like never before. Indian cement industry is globally competitive because the industry

has witnessed healthy trends such as cost control and continuous technology up gradation.

Global rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has commented that cement demand in India is expected to

grow at 10% annually in the medium term buoyed by housing, infrastructure and corporate

capital expenditures.

Current Scenario

The Indian cement industry is the second largest producer of quality cement, which meets

global standards. The cement industry comprises 130 large cement plants and more than 300

mini cement plants. The industry's capacity at the beginning of the year 2008-09 was 198.30

million tonnes. Cement production during April to October 2008-09 was 101.04 million tonnes

as compared to 95.05 million tonnes during the same period for the year 2007-08.Despatches

were 100.24 million tonnes during April to October 2008-09 whereas 94.33 million tonnes

during the same period for the year 2007-08.During April-October 2008-09, cement export was

1.46 million tonnes as compared to 2.16 million tonnes during the same period for the year 2007-

08.

Technological Advancements

Modernization and technology up-gradation is a continuous process for any growing

industry and is equally true for the cement industry. At present, the quality of cement and

building materials produced in India meets international standards and benchmarks and can

compete in international markets. The productivity parameters are now nearing the theoretical

bests and alternate means. Substantial technological improvements have been brought about and

today, the industry can legitimately be proud of its state-of-the-art technology and processes

incorporated in most of its cement plants. This technology up gradation is resulting in increased

capacity, reduction in cost of production of cement.

Future Outlook

Considering an expected production and consumption growth of 9 to 10 per cent, the

demand-supply position of the cement industry is expected to improve from 2008-09 onwards,

resulting in an expected price stabilization. The cement industry is poised to add 111 million

tones of annual capacity by the end of 2009-10 (FY 10), riding on the back of an estimated 141

outstanding cement projects.

STATISTICS

Cement

(million tonnes)

2010-11 2009-2010

(Apr-Oct)

(a) Production 161.04 125.05

(b)Despatches (Including Export)

139.24 121.33

(c) Export 3.28 2.56

(d) Cap. Uti.(%) 92 85

Source: Cement Manufacturers’ Association

Major Players

The major players in the cement sector are:

Ultratech Cement

Century Cements

Madras Cements

ACC

Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited

Grasim Industries

India Cements Limited

Jaiprakash Associates and

JK Cements.

Holcim

Lafarge

Bharathi cement

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COMPANY PROFILE

The company was promoted by M B Raju of the Nagarjuna group -- a technocrat

enterprenuer. The other companies of the group are DCL Polyesters and Deccan

Polypacks. During 1986-87, DCL introduced reinforced suspension preheated

technology, from Onoda Engineering & Consulting Company, Japan, to enhance its

capacity from 66000 tpa to 99000 tpa. In Aug.'91, it completed the modernization and

expansion programme to double its capacity from 300 tpd to 600 tpd. The company has

also commissioned a captive-generation plant to meet nearly 65% of its total power

requirement. The company issued PCDs on a rights basis, aggregating Rs. 8.66 cr, in

Nov.'92 to meet long-term working capital requirements, capital expenditure and to

invest in group companies, DCL Polyesters and Deccan Polypacks. The company

commissioned the first wind farm in Andhra Pradesh in Feb.'95 which has generated

10.65 lac units of power. The 3.75 MW captive mini hydel plant at Guntur Branch canal,

Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh, has been commissioned. The company executed the

expansion capacity of the cement division from 1, 98,000 tonnes to 2, and 97,000 tonnes

per annum 1999-2000.

Date of Establishment 1979

Revenue75 (USD in Millions)

Market Cap 1670.394375 ( Rs. in Millions )

Corporate Address: Deccan Chambers,6-3-666/ B,SomajigudaHyderabad-500082,

Andhra Pradesh

Management Details

Chairperson - M B Raju

MD - P Parvathi

Directors - C Srinivasan, D R K Rao, J Narayanamurthy, K P Singh, M B Raju, M Rama

Krishna, P Parvathi, P Venugopal Raju, R S Agarwal, S A Dave, Umesh Shrivastava,

Venugopal Raju

Business OperationCement & Construction MaterialsBackground

Deccan Cements operates in five segments: Slag cement plant, cement plant, hydel

power, wind power and thermal power. The company manufactures OPC, PPC cement,

slag cement, blended cement, clinker and generates hydel power, wind power and

thermal power.

The company’s plants are located at Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and its registered

office is located at Deccan Chambers, 6-3-666/B, Somajiguda, Hyderab

FinancialsTotal Income - Rs. 5884.932 Million ( year ending Mar 2012)

Net Profit - Rs. Million ( year ending Mar 2012) Company SecretaryM Rama

KrishnaBankersAuditorsM Bhaskara Rao & Co

Incorporated in Jul.'79, Deccan Cements manufactures cement. The first mini cements plant

based on rotary kiln technology started commercial production in Oct.'92. The company was

promoted by M B Raju of the Nagarjuna group -- a technocrat enterprenuer. The other

companies of the group are DCL Polyesters and Deccan Polypacks. During 1986-87, DCL

introduced reinforced suspension preheater technology, from Onoda Engineering &

Consulting Company, Japan, to enhance its capacity from 66000 tpa to 99000 tpa. In

Aug.'91, it completed the modernisation and expansion programme to double its capacity

from 300 tpd to 600 tpd. The company has also commissioned a captive-generation plant to

meet nearly 65% of its total power requirement. The company issued PCDs on a rights basis,

aggregating Rs 8.66 cr, in Nov.'92 to meet long-term working capital requirements, capital

expenditure and to invest in group companies, DCL Polyesters and Deccan Polypacks. The

company commissioned the first wind farm in Andhra Pradesh in Feb.'95 which has

generated 10.65 lac units of power. The 3.75 MW captive mini hydel plant at Guntur Branch

canal, Narasaraopet, Andhra Pradesh, has been commissioned. The company executed the

expansion capacity of the cement division from 1, 98,000 tonnes to 2, and 97,000 tonnes per

annum 1999-2000. The company had set up a Slag Cement Plant with a capacity of 3, 00,000

TPA at an estimated cost of Rs.25 crores and the project was completed during 2002 and

commercial production has commenced.

DECCAN Philosophy

DECCAN’s philosophy is to “modernize, Indigenize, Never Compromise on technology” This

has taken DECCAN from being a single co-operative sugar factory in 1941 to being one of the

largest and most well diversified industrial houses in India.

DECCAN HR Mission

DECCAN’s human resources development & services department will add value to all its

Units and associate companies by ensuring that the right person is assigned for the right job and

that they grow and contribute towards organizational excellence.

DECCAN Vision

DECCAN’s vision is to achieve organizational excellence through innovation.

DECCAN Quality policy

Committed to the manufacture of heavy engineering equipment for various industries as

per mutually accepted requirements of our customers. Our commitment towards total quality

management is to forge the human resources of our organization into a team that promotes

continual improvement in quality of products and services. DECCAN, a pioneer in producing

premier cement is committed to maximize customer satisfaction and keep a clean and safe

environment.

We are certified for ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 standards in our engineering and cement production

units respectively.

CEMENT INDUSTRY OVERVIEW:

The Company operates a plant of 10, 00,000 tones annual capacity at Bhavanipuram in

Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh. During the year under report, the Company marketed

cement in Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and parts of Tamil Nadu. The Company’s prospects

were in tune with the realization in Andhra Pradesh since 90% of the production was marketed in

Andhra Pradesh.

State of the Industry:

The entire country is witnessing increase in demand. Demand outstripped supplies in the

entire country, as also in Andhra Pradesh. The Company’s production capacity is 4% of the total

production capacity available in the State.

Outlook:

The company produced predominantly Portland cement in the current year. Demand for

Cement increased substantially during the year. Hence prices are expected to firm up and rule at

higher levels as compared to previous year all through the Country. The Company has installed

and commissioned in April 2007, a Waste Heat Recovery System, at a cost of Rs.1150 lakhs,

which is expected to generate 1.75 MW electricity. In furtherance of clean environment, a

clinker silo has been built at a cost of Rs.1000 lakhs during the financial year 2006-07.

POWER

Overview:

The Company has five mini-hydel units aggregating to 8.25 MW capacities on the

Nalgonda Branch Canal of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. This being an irrigation canal, water is

expected to be available for seven to eight months of the year. Electricity generated in these units

is wheeled to the Company’s Cement Unit for use. Generation in excess of the consumption at

the cement unit is banked on a monthly basis and is to be used within twelve months of

generation. Electricity unused even after twelve months is sold to the Grid. Electricity used in the

cement factory will be deducted from the monthly bills and will get a relief at the H.T rates,

while electricity sold to grid will be paid for at the prevalent purchase price as determined by

APERC.

Risks:

Except one scheme all the other four are operating at FULL capacity due to good inflow

of water. Further, water flow in the canal is unpredictable which is entirely dependant on inflow

of water to Nagarjuna Sagar dam. Normal monsoon during the season improved storage in

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. Consequently, during the year under report, adequate flow of water was

available in the Canal. Generation was normal.

ENGINEERING

The Company operates a versatile engineering facility that is capable of manufacturing

heavy mechanical equipment to a given design for various industries. The Unit has an integrated

facility comprising of foundry, heavy fabrication and machine shop facilities. The Arakonam

facility was effectively used to augment production of foundry products and fabrication. Due to

good demand in the Cement, Sugar and Infrastructure sectors, the operation of the Engineering

Unit at Tiruvottiyur was substantially better than the previous year in terms of turnover and

profits.

Overview:

Status of capital goods sector:

During the year capital goods industry has done well in both domestic and export markets.

Opportunities:

Widening of the product range has also widened the customer base. This is leading to

better value addition.

Risks:

Product mix is the deciding factor affecting the performance of this segment.

Consequently, this segment results are open to variations in profits depending on the Order

profile.

Outlook:

With the orders on hand of about Rs. 120 Crores and the existing product-mix,

performance during fiscal 2007-2008 is expected to yield similar results as that of the year under

report. The modernization programmed being implemented at a cost of Rs. 2200 lakhs will

enable the Company to increase productivity and to compete in higher value added segment.

Location of plant:

The first mini plant is located at Bhavanipuram, Nalgonda district, located within 35 km

from the Nalgonda. Location of the plant at Bhavanipuram village has the following

advantages.

Cheap availability of the required land.

Abundant water resources.

Proximity of market.

Availability of financial subsidiary.

Plant is near to headquarter.

Well-connected road transport.

Availability of labour.

Salient features of DECCAN CEMENT

High strength and great durability.

A very susceptible saving cost up to 20 - 25% due to low setting Time.

Superiority quality of cement resulting in a better overall finish.

Stronger bonding with aggregates.

DECCAN CEMENT industries limited - quality policy:

To provide customer satisfaction through “Total Quality”.

Develop a strong quality culture at all skill top stay in the front line.

Continues upgrade technology and skill top stay in the front line.

Strive to maintain the environment clear.

Objectives of the company:

The customer satisfaction should be attained by maintaining good quality.

Types of products produced:

Ordinary Portland Cement: 53 grade

SRC

IRS T-40 Super grade

Portland Pozzolona Cement

Portland Slag Cement

DECCAN CEMENTS Network :

Dealers

The network of our dealers has been ensuring the fast and easy reach with speedy

feedback. The wide network of our dealers even more ensures that not even a single remote area

is left. Further, we take pleasure to appreciate our most trusted dealers who are helping us to

utilize the full capacity of our plants.

Community Care

We our self and our business are part of the society we do believe in caring the

community. As its efforts, DECCAN Cements Limited is actively taking part in developing the

community that needs a helping hand. Let it be laying the good roads or erecting a building for

educational purpose, DECCAN Cements Limited was there to support the efforts. From local

voluntary organizations to nationwide relief fund organizations, the company has contributed to

its level best.

HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

DECCAN CEMENTS LIMITED shall strive to provide a safe and healthy working

environment and comply with all regulations regarding the preservation of the environment in

and around its manufacturing facilities and other points of operations. The companies is

committed to efficient use of natural resources and minimize any hazardous impact of the

development, production, use and disposal of any of its products and services on the ecological

environment.

CONFIDENTIALITY

The Directors and the Senior Management Team shall maintain utmost confidentiality of

information or that of any customer, supplier or business associates of the company to which

company has a duty to maintain confidentiality except when disclosure is authorized. The use of

confidential information for his own advantage or profit is also prohibited.

COMPLIANCES

The Directors and the Senior Management Team shall comply with all applicable laws,

rules and regulations. Transactions relating to sale or purchase of company's equity shares should

not be undertaken without complying with the formalities contained in the company's code of

internal procedures and conduct for prevention of insider trading. If any Director or Member of

the Senior Management Team who knows of or suspects of any violation of applicable laws,

rules or regulations or this Code of Conduct, he must immediately report the same to the Board

of Directors or any designated person thereof. Such person should as far as possible provide the

details of suspected violations with all known particulars relating to the issue. The company

recognizes that resolving such problems or concerns will advance the overall interests of the

company that will help to safeguard the company’s assets, financial integrity and reputation.

REVIEW OF LITERATURE:

LABOUR WELFARE:

“Labour welfare activities benefit not only the workers but also the management in term

of greater industrial efficiency”

Labour welfare:-










7) To win over employees loyalty and increase their morale.

8) To develop efficiency and productivity among workers.

9) To reduce of threat of future government intervention.

10) To make recruitment more effective.

11) To earn goodwill and enhance public image.

12) To build up stable labour force to reduce labour turnover and absenteeism.

Principles of labour welfare

Certain fundamental considerations are involved in the concept of labour welfare. The

following are the more important among them:

Social responsibility of industry

Democratic values

Adequacy of wages

Efficiency

Co-responsibility

Employee welfare schemes

1. Statutory welfare schemes:

The statutory welfare schemes include the following provisions:

Drinking Water:

Facilities for sitting:

First aid appliances:

Latrines and Urinals:

Canteen facilities:

Lighting:

Rest rooms

2. Non statutory schemes:

Many non statutory welfare schemes may include the following schemes:

Personal Health Care (Regular medical check-ups):

Employee Assistance Programs:

Maternity & Adoption Leave:

Medi-claim Insurance Scheme:

Employee Referral Scheme:

LABOUR WELFARE:-








Welfare measures may also be provided by the government, trade unions and non-

government agencies in addition to the employer. “International Labour Organization efforts to

make life worth living for workers” According to the Oxford dictionary “Welfare is

fundamentally an attitude of mind on the part of management influencing the method by which

management activities are undertaken.



To win over employees loyalty and increase their morale.

To develop efficiency and productivity among workers.

To reduce of threat of future government intervention.

To make recruitment more effective.

To earn goodwill and enhance public image.

To build up stable labour force to reduce labour turnover and absenteeism

Importance of labour welfare activities:-

Labour welfare in India has a special significance as the constitution provides for the

promotion of welfare of the labour for human conditions of work and securing to all workers.

The various welfare measures provided by the employee will have immediate impact on the

health, physical and mental efficiency, alertness, morale and overall efficiency of the workers

and thereby contributing to the highest productivity.

Social security measure provided by employer will act as a protection to the workers. Labour

welfare means activities designed for the promotion of the economic, social and cultural well

being of the employees. Labour welfare includes both statutory as well as non-statutory activities

undertaken by the employers, trade unions and both the central and state governments for the

physical and mental development of the workers.

Labour welfare enables workers to have richer and more satisfying life. It raises the standard

of living of workers by indirectly reducing the burden on their pocket. Welfare measures

improve the physical and physiological health of the employees, which in turn enhance their

efficiency and productivity.

Labour welfare promotes a sense of belongings among the workers, preventing them from

resorting to unhealthy practices like absenteeism, lobour unrest strike, etc. welfare work

improves the relations between employees and employers. It promotes a real change of heart and

a change of outlook of the part of both the employers and employee

Reasons for the labour welfare activities in India:-

1) Increase in efficiency of employees:

Labour welfare activities increases in efficiency of employees to work. These facilities

help in developing the feeling of dedication among them. Due to the increase in

efficiency the production and the productivity of the enterprise increase considerably.

2) Helpful in reducing the state of poverty among employees:

Most of the workers in our country are unable in providing for base necessities for

themselves and to their family members. This is because of the extreme poverty among

Indian workers. Provision of labour welfare activities plays an important role in reducing

such poverty and in providing essential amenities to the workers.

3) Establishment of Organizational peace:

Labour welfare activities help in establishing sound relations between employees and

employers. When the employees of the organization feels that they are getting all the

possible facilities and the employers are very caring to them, then such good feeling

increases enthusiasm among employees which will establish peace in the organization.

4) Helpful in reducing the rate of absenteeism and labour turnover:

The rate of absenteeism and labour turnover is much higher in India as compared to that

of developed countries of the world. Provision of labour welfare activities help in

reducing this because the workers feel themselves well settled at one place.

Statutory Provisions Concerning labour welfare:

Some legal provisions are framed to force such a employee welfare there are as follows.

o The Factories Act 1948:

i. Facilities for storing and drying clothes.

ii. Canteens, if more than 250 workers are employed

iii. Creche where more than 30 women workers are employed.

iv. Welfare officer, wherever more than 500 workers are employed.

v. Shelter, rest rooms and lunch rooms if there are more than 150

workers.

vi. First aid boxes or cupboards-one for every 150 workers. And

ambulance facilities if there are more than 500 workers.

o The Plantation Labour Act, 1951,

i. A canteen wherever 150 or more workers are employed.

ii. Housing facilities for every worker and his family residing in

the plantation.

iii. Appointment of a welfare officer in plantations employing 300

or more workers.

iv. Medical aid to workers and their families.

o The Mines Act 1952.

i. Creches if 50 or more women are employed.

ii. A canteen whenever 250 or more worker are employed

iii. First aid boxes and first aid rooms in mines employing more than

150 workers.

The basic features of labor welfare measures are as follows:

1. Labor welfare includes various facilities, services and amenities provided to workers for

improving their health, efficiency, economic betterment and social status.

2. Welfare measures are in addition to regular wages and other economic benefits available to

workers due to legal provisions and collective bargaining

3. Labor welfare schemes are flexible and ever-changing. New welfare measures are added to the

existing ones from time to time.

4. Welfare measures may be introduced by the employers, government, employees or by any

social or charitable agency.

5. The purpose of labor welfare is to bring about the development of the whole personality of the

workers to make a better workforce. The very logic behind providing welfare schemes is to

create efficient, healthy, loyal and satisfied labor force for the organization. The purpose of

providing such facilities is to make their work life better and also to raise their standard of living.

The important benefits of welfare measures can be summarized as follows: They provide better

physical and mental health to workers and thus promote a healthy work environment· Facilities

like housing schemes, medical benefits, and education and recreation facilities for workers’

families help in raising their standards of living. This makes workers to pay more attention

towards work and thus increases their productivity.·

Employers get stable labor force by providing welfare facilities. Workers take active interest in

their jobs and work with a feeling of involvement and participation.

Employee welfare measures increase the productivity of organization and promote healthy

industrial relations thereby maintaining industrial peace. The social evils prevalent among the

labors such as substance abuse, etc are reduced to a greater extent by the welfare policies.

Organizations provide welfare facilities to their employees to keep their motivation levels high.

The employee welfare schemes can be classified into two categories viz. statutory and non-

statutory welfare schemes. The statutory schemes are those schemes that are compulsory to

provide by an organization as compliance to the laws governing employee health and safety.

These include provisions provided in industrial acts like Factories Act 1948, Dock Workers Act

(safety, health and welfare) 1986, Mines Act 1962. The non statutory schemes differ from

organization to organization and from industry to industry.

STATUTORY WELFARE SCHEMES

The statutory welfare schemes include the following provisions:

1. Drinking Water: At all the working places safe hygienic drinking water should be provided.

2. Facilities for sitting: In every organization, especially factories, suitable seating arrangements

are to be provided.

3. First aid appliances: First aid appliances are to be provided and should be readily assessable

so that in case of any minor accident initial medication can be provided to the needed employee.

4. Latrines and Urinals: A sufficient number of latrines and urinals are to be provided in the

office and factory premises and are also to be maintained in a neat and clean condition.

5. Canteen facilities: Cafeteria or canteens are to be provided by the employer so as to provide

hygienic and nutritious food to the employees.

6. Spittoons: In every work place, such as ware houses, store places, in the dock area and office

premises spittoons are to be provided in convenient places and same are to be maintained in a

hygienic condition.

7. Lighting: Proper and sufficient lights are to be provided for employees so that they can work

safely during the night shifts.

8. Washing places: Adequate washing places such as bathrooms, wash basins with tap and tap

on the stand pipe are provided in the port area in the vicinity of the work places.

9. Changing rooms: Adequate changing rooms are to be provided for workers to change their

cloth in the factory area and office premises. Adequate lockers are also provided to the workers

to keep their clothes and belongings.

10. Rest rooms: Adequate numbers of restrooms are provided to the workers with provisions of

water supply, wash basins, toilets, bathrooms, etc.

NON STATUTORY SCHEMES

Many non statutory welfare schemes may include the following schemes:

1. Personal Health Care (Regular medical check-ups): Some of the companies provide the

facility for extensive health check-up

2. Flexi-time: The main objective of the flextime policy is to provide opportunity to employees

to work with flexible working schedules. Flexible work schedules are initiated by employees and

approved by management to meet business commitments while supporting employee personal

life needs

3. Employee Assistance Programs: Various assistant programs are arranged like external

counseling service so that employees or members of their immediate family can get counseling

on various matters.

4. Harassment Policy: To protect an employee from harassments of any kind, guidelines are

provided for proper action and also for protecting the aggrieved employee.

5. Maternity & Adoption Leave : Employees can avail maternity or adoption leaves. Paternity

leave policies have also been introduced by various companies.

6. Medi-claim Insurance Scheme: This insurance scheme provides adequate insurance

coverage of employees for expenses related to hospitalization due to illness, disease or injury or

pregnancy.

7. Employee Referral Scheme: In several companies employee referral scheme is implemented

to encourage employees to refer friends and relatives for employment in the organization.

FACTORS ACT

A factory is a premises whereon 10 or more persons are engaged if power is used, or 20 or more

persons are engaged if power is not used, in a manufacturing process.

‘Factory’ however, does not include a mine covered under the Mines Act, 1952, a mobile unit of

the armed forces, a railway shed or a hotel, restaurant or eating place.

WORKER’ USED IN FACTORIES ACT

‘Worker’ means a person employed, directly or by or through any agency (including a

contractor) with or without the knowledge or the principal employer, whether for remuneration

or not in any manufacturing process, or in cleaning any part of the machinery or premises used

for a manufacturing process, or in any other kind of work incidental to, or connected with, the

manufacturing process, or the subject of the manufacturing process but does not include any

member of the amended forces of the Union.

FACTORIES ACT, 1948, RELATING TO HEALTH OF WORKERS

The occupier of factory is obliged to undertake following measures for ensuring good

health and physical fitness of worker:

1. Cleanliness and disposal of wastes and effluents

The occupier is required to keep the factory premises clean and free from waste and

effluvia. He shall make arrangements for sweeping and removing dirt and refuse daily, cleaning

with disinfectant, effective treatment and disposal of wastes and effluents and maintaining proper

drainage. All inside walls, partitions, staircases and rooms shall be whitewashed once in 14

months, or revarnished and painted once in three years with washable paint or once in five years

with non-washable paint. Besides, all doors, window frames, other wooden or metallic

framework and shutters should be painted or varnished at least once in five years.

The dates of white-washing, painting or varnishing etc. should be recorded in the

prescribed register.

2. Ventilation, Temperature and Humidity

The factory premises should be adequately ventilated by circulation of fresh air and

comfortable temperature should be maintained in every workroom. Besides, artificially

increased humidity should be controlled by use of purified water.

3. Prevent Dust and fumes

Accumulation and inhalation of dust and fumes or other impurity of such a nature as is

likely to be injurious to health of workers should be prevented by use of exhaust fans and other

safeguards.

4. Avoid Overcrowding

The workplace should not be overcrowded by workers and minimum space of 14.2 cubic

meters.per worker in a new factory and 9.9 cubic mtrs.per worker in an existing factory should

be provideds

5. Lighting and Drinking water

Every factory should provide and maintain adequately lighted and ventilated latrines and

urinals, in sufficient numbers, for male and female workers separately, and spittoons at

suitable location Further, the latrines, urinals and spittoons should be washed and cleaned

with detergents and disinfectants

Labour welfare

Rapid industrialization and urbanization have made employee dependent on capitalists.

Inflation has made them lot poor and the find it difficult to maintain their standard of life. In such

a situation labour welfare facilities enable workers to live a richer and more satisfactory life.

According to the Oxford dictionary employee welfare or labour welfare means “the efforts to

make life worth living for workmen”. Words of James Todd, “ labour welfare means anything

done for the comfort and improvement, intellectual or social of the employees over and above

the wages paid which is not a necessity of the industry”.

TYPES OF WELFARE MEASURES

Employee welfare services may be classifieds into two broad categories.

1.Intramural 2.Extra-mural

Labour welfare Services

1. INTRAMURAL: These services are provided within the establishment. These include

latrines and urinals, washing and bathing facilities, crèches, rest shelters, canteens, uniform,

medical aid, library, recreation facilities, free or subsidized food etc.

2. EXTRA-MURAL: These services are provided outside the establishment. These consist of

housing accommodation, transport, maternity benefits, children’s education , sports fields, family

planning and child welfare, holiday homes, leave travel facilities, workers cooperative stores fair

price shops, credit societies, vocational guidance, interest free loans, etc. Welfare services may

also be divided as voluntary and statutory. Many employers provide the following welfare

facilities voluntarily

(I) Housing: In view of acute shortage of housing accommodation in cities industrial housing is

an important part of employee welfare in India. An Industrial Housing Scheme was introduced in

1952. The National Commission on Labour recommended that the Government should take the

major responsibility for housing. Fiscal and monetary incentives should be provided

(ii) Education: The Indian Industrial Commission (1918) and the Royal Commission on Labour

(1931) stressed the need for work’s education. In 1957 the Government of India formulated an

all India Scheme of worker’s education.

(iii) Transportation: With the growth of industries, the distance between the workplace and

residence of worker has increased considerably. It is therefore, necessary to provide proper

transport facility. Employers should also advance loan for purchase of bicycles, scooters etc,.

(iv) Recreation: Recreation in the form of music, art theatre, sports and games can play an

important role in the physical and mental development of employees.

(v) Consumer cooperative stores: The National Cooperative Development Board set up a

committee in 1961. The committee suggested that employers should introduced consumer

cooperative stores in their labour welfare programmers.

GENDER OF THE RESPONDENTS

TABLE:

GRAPH:

MaleFemale

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

40%60%

Respondents

Respondents

Source: Primary Data

INTERPRETATION:

Gender No. of respondents Percentage (%)

Male 20 40%

Female 30 60%

Total 50 100%

From the above table it is inferred that, 40% are male respondents and 60% are female

respondents.

AGE OF THE RESPONDENTS

TABLE:

Age No. Of respondents Percentage (%)

Below 25 20 40%

25-30 15 30%

31-35 10 20%

36-50 05 10%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

Below 25 26-30 31-35 36-500%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

40%

30%

20%

10%

Respondents

Respondents

Source: primary data

INTERPRETATION:

The above table discloses that 40% of respondents are age below 25.

30% of respondents are age between 25-30.

20% of respondents are age between 31-35 and 10% of respondents are age between 36-50.

EXPERIENCE OF THE RESPONDENTS

TABLE:

Experience No. of respondents Percentage

Below 1 year 10 20%

1-5 years 25 50%

6-10 years 10 20%

11 & above 5 10%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

20%

50%

20% 10%

Respondents

Below 1 year1-5 years6-10 years11 & above


INTERPRETATION:

The above table discloses that 20% of respondents are below 1 year of experience.

50% are having experience between 1-5 years.

20% are having experience between 6-10 years and 10% of respondents are having 11 years and

above experience.

1. Are you satisfied with the Working Condition at the company?

a).Yes b).No

TABLE:

S.n

o

Working condition in factory No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 35 70%

2 No 15 30%

Total 30 100%

GRAPH:

70%

30%

respondents

yesno


INTERPRETATION:

From this above table it is inferred that 70% of respondents are satisfied with the working

condition in the factory and 30% of respondents are not satisfied.

2. Are you aware of all the Welfare Activities?

a).Yes b).No

TABLE:

S.no Awareness of welfare activities. No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 30 60%

2 No 20 40%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

60%

40%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO


INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that 60% of respondents are aware about the welfare activities

and 40% of the respondents are not having awareness about the welfare activities.

3. How many facilities are provided for education of children to employees?

a).Bus Facilities b).School Facilities

c).Educational loan facilities d) other facilities

TABLE:

Facilities No. Of respondents Percentage (%)

Bus Facilities 10 20%

School Facilities 22 44%

Educational loan facilities 10 20%

other facilities 08 16%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

Bus Facilities School Facilities Educational loan facilities

Other facilities0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

20%

44%

20%16%

Respondents

Respondents


INTERPRETATION:

The above table discloses that 36% of respondents are provided for education of children to

employees.

44% of respondents are provided for education of children to employees.

20% of respondents are provided for education of children to employees.

16% of respondents are provided for other facilities to employees.

4. Are you satisfied with the Canteen facility?

a).Yes b).No

TABLE:

S.no Satisfaction of Canteen facility No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 25 50%

2 No 25 50%

Total 30 100%

GRAPH:

50%50%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO


INTERPRETATION:

50% of the employees are satisfied with the canteen facilities. 50% of the employees are not

satisfied with the canteen facilities.

5. Do you have Recreational facilities?

a).Yes b).No

TABLE:

S.no Recreational facilities No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 10 20%

2 No 40 80%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

YES NO0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

20%

80%

RESPONDENTS

RESPONDENTS


INTERPRETATION:

20% of the employees are having Recreational facilities. 80% of the employees are not having

Recreational facilities.

6. Are you satisfied with the wages and incentives?

a).Yes b). No

TABLE:

S.no Satisfaction of wages and incentives. No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 20 40%

2 No 30 60%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

40%

60%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO


INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that 40% of respondents are satisfied with the wages n

incentives and 60% of respondents are not satisfied.

7. Is the company paying you the salary as per our A.P.M.W( ANDHRA PRADESH MINIMUM WAGES)

a.) Yes ( ) b.) No ( )

TABLE:

S.no Salary as per A.P.M.W No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 40 80%

2 No 10 20%

Total 30 100%

GRAPH:

80%

20%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO


INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that 80% of respondents are getting salary as per A.P.M.W

and 20% of respondents are not getting as per A.P.M.W.

8. Is the incentive paid for you are fair and result oriented?

a.) Yes b.) No

TABLE:

S.n

o

Incentive paid is fair n result oriented No. or respondents Percentage

1 Yes 26 52%

2 No 24 48%

Total 100 100%

GRAPH

52%48%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO


INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that 52% of respondents are getting incentives as per result

oriented and 48% of respondents are not getting incentives as per result oriented.

9. Are you satisfied with the retirement benefits provided by the company?

a.) Yes b.) No

TABLE:

S.no Satisfaction of retirement benefits No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 25 50%

2 No 25 50%

Total 30 100%

GRAPH:

50%50%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO


INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that 50% of respondents are satisfied with retirement benefits

and 50% of respondents are not satisfied.

10. Are you getting Pension facility?

a).Yes b).No

TABLE:

S.no wages as per basic minimum

criteria

No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 05 10%

2 No 45 90%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

YES

NO

0%20%40%60%80%

100%

10%90%

RESPONDENTS

RESPONDENTS


INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that 10% of respondents are getting the Pension facility and

90% of the respondents are not getting the Pension facility.

11. Do you get P.F & ESI benefits?

a.) Yes b.) No

TABLE:

S.no P.F& ESI benefits No. of respondents Percentage

1 Yes 40 80%

2 No 10 20%

Total 30 100%

GRAPH:

80%

20%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO


INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that 80% of the respondents are getting P.F & E.S.I benefits

and 20% of respondents are not getting P.F & E.S.I benefits.

12. How much time it will take for sanctioning special welfare facility?

a).1-2 week b).2-3 week

c).3-4 week

TABLE:


1-2 week 18 36%

2-3 week 22 44%

3-4 week 10 20%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

1-2 week 2-3 week 3-4 week0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

36%44%

20%

Respondents

Respondents


INTERPRETATION:

The above table discloses that 36% of respondents are provided Welfare facility can those be sanctioned within a time period of 1 to 2 week making the progress.

44% of respondents are provided Welfare facility can those be sanctioned within a time period of 2 to 3 week making the progress.

20% of respondents are provided Welfare facility can those be sanctioned within a time period of 3 to 4 week making the progress.

13. Is the work place regularly cleaned?

a).Yes b).No

TABLE:

GRAPH:

MaleFemale

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

90%

10%

Respondents

Respondents

Source: Primary Data

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, 90% are respondents says work place regularly cleaned

and 10% are respondents says work place regularly not cleaned.

14. Is personal protective equipments provided?

a.) Yes b.) No

TABLE:

S.no Personal protective equipments No. of respondents Percentage

Gender No. of respondents Percentage (%)

Male 45 90%

Female 05 10%

Total 50 100%

1 Yes 45 90%

2 No 05 10%

Total 30 100

GRAPH:

70%

30%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO


INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that 90% of respondents are getting personal protective

equipments and 10% of respondents are not getting.

15. Does welfare benefits provided by the organization plays as a Motivational factor?

a).Highly agree b). Agree

c).Do not agree

TABLE:


Highly agree 15 30%

Agree 25 50%

Do not agree 10 20%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

Highly agree Agree Do not agree0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%

30%

50%

20%

Respondents

Respondents


INTERPRETATION:

The above table discloses that 30% of employees are highly agreed that the welfare benefits

provided by the organization play a motivational factor.

50% of employees are agree that the welfare benefits provided by the organization play a

motivational factor.

20% of employees are Do not agree that the welfare benefits provided by the organization plays

a motivational factor.

16. Do you get medical reimbursement on time?

a).Yes and with full reimbursement b) Yes but with reduced reimbursement

c) No reimbursement

TABLE:

Medical reimbursement on time No. Of respondents Percentage (%)

Yes and with full reimbursement 30 60%

Yes but with reduced reimbursement 15 30%

No reimbursement 5 10%

Total 50 100%

GRAPH:

0%20%40%60%

60%

30% 10%

Respondents

Respondents


INTERPRETATION:

The above table discloses that 60% employees agree that they get full medical reimbursement.

30% employees agree that they get reduced reimbursement

10% employees agree that they get No reimbursement.

17. Do you suggest any thing?

a) Yes b) No

TABLE:

Suggest No. Of respondents Customer response%

Yes 30 60%

No 20 40%

TOTAL 50 100%

GRAPH:

60%

40%

RESPONDENTS

YESNO

INTERPRETATION:

The above graph indicates that majority of people happy to suggest.

FINDINGS:

60% of the respondents are female labours.

40% of the respondents are below age 25.

50% of the respondents are having working experience between 1-5 years.

70% of the respondents are satisfied with the working condition in the company.

Only the 60% of the respondents are having awareness about the welfare activities.

Only the 50% of the employees are satisfied with the canteen facilities.

20% of the employees are having Recreational facilities

Only the 40% of the respondents are satisfied with the wages and incentives other 60%

are not satisfied.

80% of the respondents are getting salary as per A.P.M.W

Only the 50% of the respondents are satisfied with retirement benefits provided by the

company.

10% of respondents are getting the Pension facility

80% of the respondents are getting PSI & ESI benefits.

50% of the respondents are accepting that first rooms are clean and neat.

Only the 90% of the respondents are getting personal protective equipments regularly.

Only the 50% of employees are agree that the welfare benefits provided by the

organization play a motivational factor.

Only the 90% are respondents says work place regularly cleaned

52% of the respondents agreed that they are wages and incentives fair oriented.

60% of the respondents are satisfied with medical benefits provided by the company.

SUGGESTIONS:

ESI benefits related awareness programs could be provided

Medical reimbursement should also be continued after the retirement

Company can improve in providing canteen facilities

Recreational facilities could be provided to employee

New facilities should be added to the existing ones by early action taken by management.

Sanctioning time of special welfare facility should be reduced.

More clean & hygienic toilets & drinking facility to be provided.

As per the transport facility that the cost of transport per employee should be economical

and so for the purpose of the company should take proper care of it.

Pension facilities could be provided to employees.

CONCLUSIONS:

The study concludes that, the labour welfare in “DECCAN CEMENT COMPANT” is

effective but not highly effective. This study highlighted so many factors which will help to

create the awareness of welfare to the labours.

The company is having better welfare activities and the labours are satisfied with their

welfare schemes provided by the management. It is helpful for the growth of the company to

improve its productivity. If the company can even follow welfare facilities such as, ESI schemes,

clean & hygienic toilets & drinking facility, low cost transportation etc.

Labour welfare awareness meetings and presentation must carry out periodically, this in

turn helps to improve the labour satisfaction and the will show in the improvements of

productivity. Labour welfare is very important to run the company successfully so the company

should follow the welfare activities regularly to improve the labour satisfaction in their working

environment.

QUESTIONNAIRE:

PERSONAL DATA:

Name :

Sex : a. Male b. Female

Age (In Years) : a. below 25 b. 25 – 30

c. 31 – 35 d. 36 -50

Years of service : a. Below 1 Year b. 1 – 5 Years

c. 6 – 10 Years d. 11 & above

1. Are you satisfied with the Working Condition at the company?

a).Yes b).No

2. Are you aware of all the Welfare Activities?

a).Yes b).No

3. How many facilities are provided for education of children to employees?

a).Bus Facilities b).School Facilities

c).Educational loan facilities d) other facilities

4. Are you satisfied with the Canteen facility?

a).Yes b).No

5. Do you have Recreational facilities?

a).Yes b).No

6. Are you satisfied with the wages and incentives?

a).Yes b). No

7. Is the company paying you the salary as per our A.P.M.W (ANDHRA PRADESH MINIMUM

WAGES?)

b.) Yes ( ) b.) No ( )

8. Is the incentive paid for you are fair and result oriented?

b.) Yes b.) No

9. Are you satisfied with the retirement benefits provided by the company?

b.) Yes b.) No

10. Are you getting Pension facility?

a).Yes b).No

11. Do you get P.F & ESI benefits?

b.) Yes b.) No

12. How much time it will take for sanctioning special welfare facility?

a).1-2 week b).2-3 week

c).3-4 week

13. Is the work place regularly cleaned?

a).Yes b).No

14. Is personal protective equipments provided?

b.) Yes b.) No

15. Does welfare benefits provided by the organization plays as a Motivational factor?

a).Highly agree b). Agree

c).Do not agree

16. Do you get medical reimbursement on time?

a).Yes and with full reimbursement

b) Yes but with reduced reimbursement

c) No reimbursement

17. Do you suggest any thing?

a) Yes b) No

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