ASSAM INSTITUTE OF

MANAGEMENT
GRAND PROJECT SYNOPSIS
PROJECT TITLE: LABOUR WELFARE
PRACTICES OF SME MANUFACTURING
SECTOR IN THE CITY OF GUWAHATI
Under the gud!n"e #$
Su%&tted %'
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INTRODUCTION
Genera abour wefare means efforts to make fe
worth vng for workmen factores act 1948 t provdes
varous abour wefare measures and t appes to a
estabshment empoyng 10 or more workers where power s
used and 20 or more workers where power s not used, and
where manufacturng process s beng carred on .
It provdes for the foowng,
1. Labour wefare offcers
2. Heath of workers
3. Safety and wefare of workers
Wefare heath and safety measures s the combnaton of
psychoogca, psychoogca and envronment crcumstance
that cause a person to truthfuy say I am satsfed wth
organzaton provdng wefare schemes, heath schemes,
safety equpment and safety educaton.
Wefare, heath and safety measures are a set of
favorabe or unfavourabe feeng wth whch Empoyees vew
ther atttude.
Extensve research conducted on wefare, heath and
safety measure has ndcated the factors such as.
Overa satsfacton about wefare, heath and
safety measure
Reaton wth wefare offcers
Avaabe of the protecton
Method of safety educaton
RE6IEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
3(0 CONCEPT:
Wefare s a broad concept referrng to a state of vng of
an ndvdua or a group n a desrabe reatonshp wth the
tota envronment, ecoogca economc and Soca Labour
Wefare may be vewed as a tota concept as a soca concept
and as a reatve concept. Tota concept nvoves the physca,
menta, mora and emotona we-beng. The soca concept
mpes the wefare of man, hs famy and hs communty. The
reatve concept of wefare mpes that wefare s reatve n
tme and pace. Wefare s a comprehensve term and refers to
the physca, menta, mora and emotona we beng of the
ndvdua. The Oxford Dctonary defnes wefare as efforts
to make fe worth vng for worker. Labour wefare by ts
nature must necessary be eastc bearng a somewhat
dfferent nterpretaton n one country from another, wefare
measures can be broady dvded nto 2 categores
() Statutory and
() Non-Statutory on Vountary.
Statutory wefare s composed of those areas of wefare
work whch depend for ther mpementaton on the coercve
power of the Government.
Non-Statutory wefare ncudes a those actvtes whch
empoyers undertake for ther workers on a vountary bass.
The commttee of Experts on Wefare factes for
Industra works consttuted by the I.L.O. n 1963 dvded
wefare servces nto the foowng groups.
Wefare amentes ncuded Latrnes and Urnas, Washng
and bathng factes, Canteens and Unform. Wefare
amentes outsde the estabshment vz., Maternty beneft,
Soca nsurance measures ncudng Gratuty, Penson,
Provdent Fund, Famy Pannng, Educaton factes.

M!ternt' Bene$t*: 0170
Maternty beneft s one of the mportant benefts provded
under the empoyees State Insurance Act, 1948; ths act
enttes a women empoyee to cam maternty eave from her
empoyer. If she has actuay worked for a perod of ateast
160 days n the 12 months mmedatey precedng the day of
her expected devery. The act aso provdes for 6 weeks eave
wth wages n care of medca termnaton of pregnancy.
P!'&ent #$ Gr!tut' A"t: 0183
Under the act gratuty s payabe to an empoyee on the
termnaton of hs empoyment after he has rendered
contnuous servce for not ess than fve years. Gratuty s
payabe at the rate of 15 days wages based on the rate of
wages ast drawn by the empoyee for every competed year of
servce or part thereof n excess of 6 months. The amount of
gratuty payabe to an empoyee sha not exceed Rs. 3.5.
Lakh.
3(3 6#-unt!r' We-$!re Me!*ure*:
Vountary Wefare Measures ncudes a those actvtes
whch empoyers
Undertake for the wefare of ther workers on a vountary bass.
A bref account of such
wefare measures s gven beow.
H#u*ng F!"-te*:
Amost a the Pubc Sector enterprses have ether provded or
are n the process of provdng Housng Factes to ther
empoyees. For provdng accommodaton to ts empoyees
constructed townshps wth a modern
amentes. Most of the workers have been provded wth two
rooms a Ktchen, a back veranda and a courtyard wth a basc
factes ke eectrcty, santaton and runnng water suppy.
Edu"!t#n!- F!"-te*:
Educaton paya very mportant roe n motvatng and enabng
the workng popuaton for changes necessary for acceerated
progress and for ther menta and physca deveopment. It s
aso mportant that the chdren of the workers shoud be
provded wth educatona factes. Educatona Factes to the
chdren of the workers are fary wdespread n a the pubc
sector enterprses. Ths ncudes provson of Prmary, |unor
and Hgher Secondary Schoos.
Med"!- F!"-te*:
Empoyees whether n prvate or n Pubc sectors, have been
provdng medca factes for ther workers and ther fames,
even before the ntroducton of Empoyee State Insurance
Scheme. These undertakngs has provded, by and arge,
sutaby equpped frst-ad centre, ambuance room and even
reguar hosptas ether nsde the factory premses or
approved by the company. Besdes genera medca treatment
and heath care, separate arrangement for specast treatment
for dsease ke T.B., Cancer, Leprosy, Menta dsease have aso
been made n any Hosptas.
Tr!n*.#rt F!"-te*:
Transport facty provded by the empoyers to ts
empoyees/workers resdng at ong dstance s purey a
wefare measure/ Transport facty to workers resdng at a
ong dstance s essenta to reve them from stran and
anxety. Such factes aso provde greater opportunty for
reaxaton and recreaton and hep n reducng the rate of
absenteesm.
Re"re!t#n!- F!"-te*:
The mportance of recreaton n creatng a heathy cmate for
ndustra Peace and progress has been emphaszed by severa
study teams, commttees and commssons, whch have
surveyed the workng and vng condtons of abour n Inda.
LITERATURE SUR6EY )CITATIONS+
CITATION 0
S#ur"e:
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR - 14
th
EDITION by Robbns , |udge
, Vohra
CITATION 3
S#ur"e:
Personne Management By C.B. Mamora and V.S. P Rao
CITATION 9
S#ur"e:
http://www.scrbd.com
Scrbd s the word's argest dgta brary, where readers can
dscover books and wrtten works of a knds on the Web or
any mobe devce and pubshers and authors can fnd a
voracous audence for ther work.
CITATION :
S#ur"e:
http://Indanraway empoyee .com
Topic : We-$!re Me!*ure* Ind!n Railway E&.-#'ees
CITATION ;
S#ur"e:
http://www.nda 360dgrs.com
Topc : Pro|ect on empoyee wefare measures
CITATION 7
S#ur"e: F!"t#re* A"t 01:< %' Un=er*!- L!, Pu%-*hng
Ch!.ter ; 5 P!ge N# > 93
OBJECTI6ES
To know the extent of awareness about wefare
heath and safety measures adapted on SME Sector.
To fnd avaabty the of varous wefare, heath and
safety measures n the SME Sector.
To fnd satsfacton eve of empoyee wth respect to
wefare, heath and safety measures on the SME Sector.
To check the awareness of empoyee about the
safety of machnery and equpment on the SME Sector.
To know whether the empoyees are property traned
regardng the safety measures on the SME Sector.
To determne the correct method of safety educaton
sutabe for empoyees on the SME Sector.
To fnd out the opnon of the empoyees safety
measures adapted by the SME Sector.
To know the opnon of empoyees for whch they
gve mportance to ncrease wefare, heath and safety of
empoyees on the SME Sector.
To suggest sutabe measures to mprove the
wefare, heath and safety of empoyees on the SME
Sector.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study can be used to understand the foowng wth
respects to wefare, heath and safety measures of the
organzaton.
Awareness factor of wefare, heath and safety
measures.
Avaabty factors of wefare, heath and safety
measures.
Satsfacton eve of wefare, heath and safety
measures.
Opnon to mprove the wefare, heath and safety
measures.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The type of Research used n ths pro|ect s an exporatory
study ncudng mosty the prmary data, observaton, and
methods of ntervews conducted to the users through
questonnare. Data s coected from secondary sources ke
|ourna artces, research papers.
TENTATI6E CHAPTERI?ATION
CHAPTER 1: Introducton
CHAPTER 2: About the project - Sub|ect, Ob|ectves,
Methodoogy, Research Pan, Scope and Lmtatons.
CHAPTER 3: Data anayss
CHAPTER 4: Fndngs
CHAPTER 5: Recommendatons and Concuson
CHAPTER 6: Annexure